FS Registration Password vs Force Password Change

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

FS Registration Password

by Firdaus Zahari

Health B75

Force Password Change

by Simon Blackbourn

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

FS Registration Password Force Password Change

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	FS Registration Password	Force Password Change
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	400–500 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	-20%
Overall health	B · 75 ✓	D · 44
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	79/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	3.92★
Reviews	1	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100 ✓	42/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	8mo ago ✓	6.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	93	115 ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

FS Registration Password Force Password Change

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.