New User Approve vs User Profile Builder

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

Health A86

Health A98

Active-install trajectory

User Profile Builder moved down one install band, 50K+ to 40K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	New User Approve	User Profile Builder
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	A · 86	A · 98 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	100/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	131	738 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	87/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	8.6K	78.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1% ✓	0.7%
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

New User ApproveUser Profile Builder

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.