Restrict Anonymous Access vs Restrict User Access

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

Restrict Anonymous Access

by Christian Leuenberg

Health C60

Restrict User Access

by Joachim Jensen

Health A86

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	Restrict Anonymous Access	Restrict User Access
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 60	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	37/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★	4.25★ ✓
Reviews	3	94 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	71/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.6y ago	4d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	72	7.8K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Membership

✓ 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.