Password bcrypt vs PHP Native Password Hash

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

Password bcrypt

by Viktor Szépe

Health D46

PHP Native Password Hash

by Ayesh Karunaratne

Health C55

Active-install trajectory

Password bcrypt PHP Native Password Hash

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	Password bcrypt	PHP Native Password Hash
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	-50%
Overall health	D · 46	C · 55 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	21/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★	4.27★ ✓
Reviews	3	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	64/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	10.1y ago	2.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	418 ✓	291
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Password bcrypt PHP Native Password Hash

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.