Protected Posts Logout Button vs MalCare WordPress Security Plugin

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

Health D50

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	Protected Posts Logout Button	MalCare WordPress Security Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 50	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	4/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	85/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★ ✓	4.4★
Reviews	13	560 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	46/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.7y ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	321	151.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.9% ✓	0.5%
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Protected Posts Logout ButtonMalCare WordPress Security Plugin

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.