Online Users vs WP-UserOnline

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

Online Users

by gpenverne

Health D41

WP-UserOnline

by Lester Chan

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Online Users WP-UserOnline

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	Online Users	WP-UserOnline
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 41	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	64/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.59★	4.42★ ✓
Reviews	3	38 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.6y ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	56	11.2K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Online Users WP-UserOnline

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.