Restrict Media Library Access vs If Menu

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

Restrict Media Library Access

by Alvaro Gómez

Health D51

If Menu

by Andrei

Health C58

Active-install trajectory

Restrict Media Library Access If Menu

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 Media Library Access	If Menu
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	50K–60K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	D · 51	C · 58 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	11/100	33/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.27★ ✓	4.10★
Reviews	6	130 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	55/100	79/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.8y ago	1.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	294	1.9K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Restrict Media Library Access If Menu

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.