Open Directory vs Protect Uploads

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

Health C55

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Protect Uploads moved down one install band, 40K+ to 30K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Open Directory	Protect Uploads
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-25% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	36/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.37★ ✓
Reviews	0	12 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	64/100	78/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.6y ago	25d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	34	68.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	1.9% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Security

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

Release activity

Open DirectoryProtect Uploads

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.