WP safely disable directory browsing vs WP Super Secure and Fast htaccess

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

WP safely disable directory browsing is the only plugin here with enough reviews to score.

WP safely disable directory browsing

by Maurisource

Health D45

WP Super Secure and Fast htaccess

by Andrea Pernici

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

WP safely disable directory browsing moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+; WP Super Secure and Fast htaccess moved down one install band, 40+ to 30+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP safely disable directory browsing	WP Super Secure and Fast htaccess
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300 ✓	30–40
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	300+ → 200+	-25% ✓
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	75/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	—
Reviews	8 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100 ✓	35/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	14.1y ago ✓	16.7y ago
Downloads, last 30d	121 ✓	65
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-2%	+20%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.0% ✓	0.5%
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

WP safely disable directory browsingWP Super Secure and Fast htaccess

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.