WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect vs SSL Zen

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

Health A90

Health A92

Active-install trajectory

WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect moved down one install band, 90K+ to 80K+; SSL Zen moved down one install band, 10K+ to 9K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect	SSL Zen
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80K–90K ✓	9K–10K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	-10% ✓
Overall health	A · 90	A · 92 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.6★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	179	665 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	8.1K ✓	2.7K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.3% ✓	0.8%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL RedirectSSL Zen

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.