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IP Ban vs Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection)

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

Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) is the safest pick: health C · 61 against 44 for IP Ban, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	IP Ban	Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection)
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K ✓	200–300
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	D · 44	C · 61 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	45/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100 ✓	72/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	9 ✓	7
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	71/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.9y ago	1.4y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	343 ✓	213
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+19%	+22%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.0% ✓	1.3%
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

IP BanLimit Login Attempts (Spam Protection)

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.