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Post type archive in menu vs Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

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

Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection is the safest pick: health A · 90 against 45 for Post type archive in menu, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

Post type archive in menu moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+; Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection moved down one install band, 6M+ to 5M+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Post type archive in menu Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 100–200 5M–6M ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. 200+ → 100+ 6M+ → 5M+ ✓
Overall health D · 45 A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 3/100 100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 74/100 93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.0★ 4.7★ ✓
Reviews 1 1,187 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 28/100 99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. High Low ✓
Last updated 13.2y ago 3mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d 90 1.3M ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. +5% -5%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 2.9% ✓ 1.2%
Category Security Security

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

Release activity

Post type archive in menuAkismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

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.