SureMembers vs Content Control

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

SureMembers

by Brainstorm Force

Health B84

Content Control

by Daniel Iser

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

SureMembersContent Control

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	SureMembers	Content Control
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+19900% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 84	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	2	575 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	75/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.9K	25.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	13% ✓	4.4%
Category	Membership	Membership

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

Release activity

SureMembersContent Control

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.