Smart Passworded Pages vs Google Authenticator

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

Smart Passworded Pages

by Brian Layman

Health D49

Google Authenticator

by Ivan

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Smart Passworded Pages Google Authenticator

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 Passworded Pages	Google Authenticator
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 49	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	83/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.45★ ✓	4.29★
Reviews	21	135 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	44/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	255	11.7K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Smart Passworded Pages Google Authenticator

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.