VA Simple Basic Auth vs WP BASIC Auth

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

Health D45

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

VA Simple Basic Auth moved down one install band, 70+ to 60+; WP BASIC Auth moved down one install band, 4K+ to 3K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	VA Simple Basic Auth	WP BASIC Auth
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14% ✓	-25%
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	D · 43
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	69/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	3.78★
Reviews	1	7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	43/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	10.1y ago	3.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	76	772 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	2.4% ✓
Category	Security	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

VA Simple Basic AuthWP BASIC Auth

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.