Remember Me Controls vs Always Remember Me

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

Remember Me Controls

by Scott Reilly

Health D53

Always Remember Me

by Ozh

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

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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	Remember Me Controls	Always Remember Me
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K ✓	400–500
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+100% ✓
Overall health	D · 53	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	22/100	88/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	7 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	61/100	86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.2y ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	672 ✓	161
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.3% ✓	5.7%
Category	Privacy & Consent	Privacy & Consent

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

Release activity

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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.