s2Member vs Content Control

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

Health B84

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

s2Member moved down one install band, 9K+ to 8K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	s2Member	Content Control
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	8K–9K	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 84	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	234	575 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	84/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	17d ago ✓	1mo ago
Downloads · 30d	8.9K	25.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	4.4% ✓
Category	Membership	Membership

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

Release activity

s2MemberContent Control

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.