Role Content Restriction vs Very basic content restriction

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

Role Content Restriction

by Imprevo

Health D45

Very basic content restriction

by curlybracket

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

Role Content Restriction Very basic content restriction

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 Content Restriction	Very basic content restriction
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30 ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 46 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.12★ ✓
Reviews	1	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	10.0y ago ✓	11.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	33 ✓	31
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Role Content Restriction Very basic content restriction

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.