WP BASIC Auth vs HTTP Basic Auth

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

WP BASIC Auth

by wokamoto

Health D43

HTTP Basic Auth

by Grzegorz Rola

Health D42

Active-install trajectory

WP BASIC Auth HTTP Basic Auth

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 BASIC Auth	HTTP Basic Auth
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 43 ✓	D · 42
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	4/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100 ✓	67/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.78★ ✓	3.68★
Reviews	7 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	43/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	3.8y ago ✓	4.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	433 ✓	67
Category	Uncategorized	Security

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

Release activity

WP BASIC Auth HTTP 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.