SSL Zen vs WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect

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

SSL Zen

by SSL Zen - Free SSL/HTTPS

Health A92

WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect

by WebFactory

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

SSL Zen WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect

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 Zen	WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	80K–90K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-11%
Overall health	A · 92 ✓	A · 90
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	98/100 ✓	92/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.88★ ✓	4.65★
Reviews	664 ✓	179
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	98/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	13d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	2.4K	16.4K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

SSL Zen WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect

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.