Protect the Children! vs PPWP

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

Protect the Children!

by Matt Miller

Health B83

PPWP

by WP Folio Team

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Protect the Children! 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	Protect the Children!	PPWP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 83	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	86/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	88/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.47★	4.62★ ✓
Reviews	15	270 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	79/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6mo ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	369	55.5K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Protect the Children! 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.