User Blocker vs Restrict Usernames Emails Characters

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

User Blocker

by solwininfotech

Health D54

Restrict Usernames Emails Characters

by Benaceur

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

User Blocker Restrict Usernames Emails Characters

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 Blocker	Restrict Usernames Emails Characters
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 54	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	24/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.08★	4.32★ ✓
Reviews	83 ✓	25
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	73/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.1y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	384	682 ✓
Category	Blocks	Login & Users

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

Release activity

User Blocker Restrict Usernames Emails Characters

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.