SSL Certificate Manager vs Flex SSL

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

SSL Certificate Manager

by shenliqing

Health D45

Flex SSL

by Flex Plugins

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

SSL Certificate ManagerFlex SSL

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	SSL Certificate Manager	Flex SSL
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700 ✓	40–50
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+33% ✓
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	—
Reviews	1 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.1y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	154 ✓	147
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.4% ✓	2.3%
Category	Uncategorized	Security

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

Release activity

SSL Certificate ManagerFlex SSL

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.