WP Shieldon vs Limit Login Attempts Security

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

WP Shieldon

by Terry L.

Health D45

Limit Login Attempts Security

by WPChef

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

WP Shieldon Limit Login Attempts Security

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	WP Shieldon	Limit Login Attempts Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 45	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	7/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	57/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.85★	4.84★ ✓
Reviews	3	1,478 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	53/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.2y ago	today ✓
Downloads · 30d	90	1.2M ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

WP Shieldon Limit Login Attempts 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.