Password bcrypt vs PHP Native Password Hash

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

Health D46

Health D53

Active-install trajectory

Password bcrypt moved down one install band, 2K+ to 1K+; PHP Native Password Hash moved down one install band, 2K+ to 1K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

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	D · 53 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	18/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	3	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	57/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	10.3y ago	2.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	538 ✓	448
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.1%	3.9% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Password bcryptPHP 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.