Prevent XSS Vulnerability vs Patchstack

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

Prevent XSS Vulnerability

by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui

Health C67

Patchstack

by Patchstack

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Prevent XSS VulnerabilityPatchstack

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 XSS Vulnerability	Patchstack
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	6K–7K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+150% ✓
Overall health	C · 67	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	50/100	99/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.31★	4.65★ ✓
Reviews	7	62 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	67/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.3y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1K	29K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.3%	13% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Prevent XSS VulnerabilityPatchstack

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.