User Groups Restrictions vs User Groups

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

User Groups Restrictions

by asadowski10

Health D45

User Groups

by Zack Katz

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

User Groups Restrictions User Groups

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 Groups Restrictions	User Groups
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	200–300 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	D · 44
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	3.94★
Reviews	1	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100 ✓	35/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	13.2y ago	10.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	58	75 ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

User Groups Restrictions User Groups

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.