Smart User Slug Hider vs Smart Custom Display Name

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

Smart User Slug Hider

by Peter Raschendorfer

Health C58

Smart Custom Display Name

by Peter Raschendorfer

Health D53

Active-install trajectory

Smart User Slug Hider Smart Custom Display Name

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 User Slug Hider	Smart Custom Display Name
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 58 ✓	D · 53
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	19/100	19/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	94/100 ✓	81/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.71★ ✓	4.22★
Reviews	55 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	67/100 ✓	59/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	2.4y ago	2.4y ago
Downloads · 30d	250 ✓	81
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Smart User Slug Hider Smart Custom Display Name

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.