Password Protected vs PPWP

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

Password Protected

by Saad Iqbal

Health A87

PPWP

by WP Folio Team

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Password Protected PPWP

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 Protected	PPWP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300K–400K ✓	30K–40K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 87	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.37★	4.62★ ✓
Reviews	139	270 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	26d ago	13d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	172.8K ✓	41.4K
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Password Protected PPWP

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.