User Groups vs Disable User Login

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

User Groups

by Zack Katz

Health D44

Disable User Login

by Saint Systems

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

User Groups Disable User Login

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	Disable User Login
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	5K–6K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 44	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	92/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.94★	4.27★ ✓
Reviews	9 ✓	6
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	77/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.4y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	75	1.3K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

User Groups Disable User Login

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.