Network User Management vs User Management Tools

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Network User Management

by Gravuj Miklos Henrich

Health D43

User Management Tools

by scribu

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Network User ManagementUser Management Tools

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Network User Management	User Management Tools
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	100–200 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+900% ✓
Overall health	D · 43 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★ ✓	—
Reviews	2 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	32/100	35/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	13.1y ago ✓	14.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	25	96 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	1.3% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Network User ManagementUser Management Tools

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.