Sidebar Login vs Login Widget With Shortcode

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

Health D49

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Sidebar Login Login Widget With Shortcode

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	Sidebar Login	Login Widget With Shortcode
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	9K–10K ✓	5K–6K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10% ✓	-17%
Overall health	D · 49	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100 ✓	70/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.40★ ✓	3.82★
Reviews	78 ✓	29
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	50/100	81/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.9y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	352	1.2K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Sidebar Login Login Widget With Shortcode

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.