Secure WP Admin vs Protect WP Admin

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

Health D50

Health B70

Active-install trajectory

Secure WP Admin moved down one install band, 90+ to 80+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Secure WP Admin	Protect WP Admin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	B · 70 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	25/100	75/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	65/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	3.6★ ✓
Reviews	0	50 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	56/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.0y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	90	1.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.4%	1.8% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Secure WP AdminProtect WP Admin

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.