Force Login vs Force login to make the site private

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

Force Login

by Kevin Vess

Health A90

Force login to make the site private

by Fernando Tellado

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Force Login Force login to make the site private

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	Force Login	Force login to make the site private
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K ✓	30–40
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+200% ✓
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	B · 83
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.70★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	101 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	178.3K ✓	193
Category	Privacy & Consent	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Force Login Force login to make the site private

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.