User Access Blocker vs New User Approve

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

User Access Blocker

by Eliyahna

Health B80

New User Approve

by Saad Iqbal

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

User Access BlockerNew User Approve

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	User Access Blocker	New User Approve
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+200% ✓	0%
Overall health	—	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	0	131 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	87/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	179	8.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.6% ✓	2.1%
Category	Security	Login & Users

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

Release activity

User Access BlockerNew User Approve

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.