Smart Copy Protect vs Exploit Scanner

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

Smart Copy Protect

by Sumon Hasan

Health D44

Exploit Scanner

by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)

Health F39

Active-install trajectory

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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	Smart Copy Protect	Exploit Scanner
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	8K–9K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	-11% ✓
Overall health	D · 44 ✓	F · 39
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100 ✓	59/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★ ✓	3.4★
Reviews	4	40 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	42/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	7.4y ago ✓	8.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	66	536 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8% ✓	0.7%
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

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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.