Sazx Hotlink Blocker vs Hotlink File Prevention

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

Sazx Hotlink Blocker

by Tinsae Belay

Health D45

Hotlink File Prevention

by swinggraphics

Health D53

Active-install trajectory

Sazx Hotlink Blocker Hotlink File Prevention

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	Sazx Hotlink Blocker	Hotlink File Prevention
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	600–700 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 53 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	18/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.25★ ✓
Reviews	1	7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	45/100	63/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	4.8y ago	2.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	42	115 ✓
Category	Media	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Sazx Hotlink Blocker Hotlink File Prevention

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.