Private Area for WordPress vs Simple Members Area

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

Private Area for WordPress

by Evolve

Health D43

Simple Members Area

by 3pointross

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Private Area for WordPressSimple Members Area

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	Private Area for WordPress	Simple Members Area
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	70–80 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 43	D · 45 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100	74/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.7★	4.0★ ✓
Reviews	3 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	6.2y ago ✓	12.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	84 ✓	79
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.0% ✓	0.9%
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Private Area for WordPressSimple Members Area

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.