Role Based Content Restrictor vs Content Control

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

Role Based Content Restrictor

by inzidev

Health A85

Content Control

by Daniel Iser

Health A91

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	Role Based Content Restrictor	Content Control
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+400% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 85	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	3	575 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	84/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	281	25.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.6% ✓	4.4%
Category	Membership	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.