Password for WP vs Password Protected

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

Health B78

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Password for WP moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Password for WP	Password Protected
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	94/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	0	142 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	515	270.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.8% ✓	3.7%
Category	Security	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Password for WPPassword Protected

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.