Website Password Protection vs htaccess protect

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

Website Password Protection

by alignpx

Health D42

htaccess protect

by zoltanlaczko

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Website Password Protection	htaccess protect
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	800–900 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-11% ✓
Overall health	D · 42	D · 43 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	4/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	70/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.82★ ✓
Reviews	0	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	49/100 ✓	47/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	3.9y ago ✓	4.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	54	101 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Security

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

Release activity

Website Password Protection htaccess protect

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.