WP Remove Authors Sitemap from Yoast SEO vs Wordfence Security

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

WP Remove Authors Sitemap from Yoast SEO

by WP Academic

Health D41

Wordfence Security

by Mark Maunder

Health A93

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	WP Remove Authors Sitemap from Yoast SEO	Wordfence Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 41	A · 93 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	79/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.71★ ✓
Reviews	0	4,986 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	31/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.1y ago	22d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	47	4.1M ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

WP Remove Authors Sitemap from Yoast SEO Wordfence Security

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.