WP Free SSL vs WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect

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

Health C68

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	WP Free SSL	WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	80K–90K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-11%
Overall health	C · 68	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	50/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	23	179 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	78/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.3y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	472	8.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1%	4.3% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Free SSLWP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect

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.