User Shortcodes vs User Role Editor

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

Health D49

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

User Shortcodes moved down one install band, 1K+ to 900+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	User Shortcodes	User Role Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	900–1K	700K–800K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 49	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	12	288 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.6y ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	195	396.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.7% ✓	3.0%
Category	Login & Users	Security

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

Release activity

User ShortcodesUser Role Editor

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.