User Session Control vs Expire User Passwords

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

User Session Control

by Frankie Jarrett

Health D47

Expire User Passwords

by Matt Miller

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

User Session Control Expire User Passwords

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 Session Control	Expire User Passwords
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	B · 78 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	86/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.20★ ✓	3.99★
Reviews	7 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.7y ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	91	682 ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

User Session Control Expire User Passwords

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.