Unlock Protocol vs Ko-fi Button

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

Unlock Protocol

by julien51

Health D48

Ko-fi Button

by koficommunity

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

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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	Unlock Protocol	Ko-fi Button
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	5K–6K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-43%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 48	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	7/100	90/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	4 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	46/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.3y ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	234	1.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	4.9% ✓
Category	Membership	Membership

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

Release activity

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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.