Secure Passkeys vs Login With Ajax

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

Health A86

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Secure Passkeys moved up one install band, 1K+ to 2K+; Login With Ajax moved down one install band, 20K+ to 10K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Secure Passkeys	Login With Ajax
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	-50%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	A · 85
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	95/100 ✓	90/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	19	167 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	91/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago ✓	6mo ago
Downloads · 30d	1.1K	2.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	15% ✓	0.9%
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Secure PasskeysLogin With Ajax

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.