WP Firewall vs Zero Spam for WordPress

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

Health D41

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	WP Firewall	Zero Spam for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	—	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.10★ ✓
Reviews	0	143 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	81/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	6.4y ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	72	11.0K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.4%	1.4% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

WP FirewallZero Spam for WordPress

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.