Protect Uploads vs Kadence Security

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

Health A87

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Protect Uploads moved down one install band, 40K+ to 30K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Protect Uploads	Kadence Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K	700K–800K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	41/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	12	3,992 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	78/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	27d ago	20d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	69.1K	470.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.9% ✓	1.7%
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Protect UploadsKadence Security

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.