WP Author Security vs Stop User Enumeration

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

WP Author Security

by mgm security partners GmbH

Health D47

Stop User Enumeration

by fullworks

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

WP Author Security Stop User Enumeration

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	WP Author Security	Stop User Enumeration
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	50K–60K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	6/100	77/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.85★ ✓
Reviews	2	132 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	52/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.4y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	79	14.5K ✓
Category	Privacy & Consent	Security

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

Release activity

WP Author Security Stop 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.