WP Author Security vs Stop User Enumeration

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

Health D46

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

WP Author Security moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+; Stop User Enumeration moved up one install band, 50K+ to 60K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Author Security	Stop User Enumeration
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	60K–70K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	+20% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	5/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	2	132 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	48/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.6y ago	12d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	132	60.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.6% ✓	4.0%
Category	Privacy & Consent	Security

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

Release activity

WP Author SecurityStop User Enumeration

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.