User Shortcodes vs User Role Editor

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

User Shortcodes

by HappyPlugins

Health D49

User Role Editor

by Vladimir Garagulya

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

User Shortcodes User Role Editor

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 Shortcodes	User Role Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	700K–800K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	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 (adjusted)	4.45★	4.52★ ✓
Reviews	12	288 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.4y ago	4d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	146	506.8K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Security

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

Release activity

User Shortcodes User 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.