Project Force Field vs BruteGuard

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

Health D48

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

BruteGuard moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Project Force Field	BruteGuard
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	100–200 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 48 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	16 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	41/100	44/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	12.5y ago	4.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	36	107 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	1.4% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Project Force FieldBruteGuard

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.