Prevent Direct Access vs Protect Uploads

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

Prevent Direct Access

by WP Folio Team

Health A90

Protect Uploads

by Protect Uploads

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Prevent Direct Access Protect Uploads

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	Prevent Direct Access	Protect Uploads
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	A · 87
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100 ✓	85/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.63★ ✓	4.37★
Reviews	295 ✓	12
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	78/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	yesterday	today ✓
Downloads · 30d	12.3K	16.2K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Security

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

Release activity

Prevent Direct Access Protect Uploads

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.