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Protect WP Config File from Phishing Attacks vs Jetpack Protect

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

Jetpack Protect is the only plugin here with enough reviews to score.

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	Protect WP Config File from Phishing Attacks	Jetpack Protect
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	100K–200K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-25%	Stable ✓
Overall health	—	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	62/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	0	123 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.6y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	105	18.6K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+8%	+4%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	3.7% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Protect WP Config File from Phishing AttacksJetpack Protect

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.