Membership Plugin vs Restrict Posts based on Conditions

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

Membership Plugin

by Nexcess

Health B77

Restrict Posts based on Conditions

by Jose Vega

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Membership PluginRestrict Posts based on Conditions

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	Membership Plugin	Restrict Posts based on Conditions
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	8K–9K ✓	30–40
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 77	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	55/100	71/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.2★	3.9★ ✓
Reviews	100 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	84/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	21d ago	15d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	9.7K ✓	262
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.1% ✓	0.5%
Category	Membership	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Membership PluginRestrict Posts based on Conditions

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.