Simple Membership Custom Messages vs Expire User Passwords

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

Simple Membership Custom Messages

by wp.insider

Health A86

Expire User Passwords

by Matt Miller

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

Simple Membership Custom Messages Expire User Passwords

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	Simple Membership Custom Messages	Expire User Passwords
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	7K–8K ✓	3K–4K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	B · 78
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	87/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★ ✓	3.99★
Reviews	4	5 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4d ago ✓	6mo ago
Downloads · 30d	658 ✓	647
Category	Membership	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Simple Membership Custom Messages Expire User Passwords

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.