WP Similar Basic Auth vs Google Authenticator

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

WP Similar Basic Auth

by 256hax

Health D41

Google Authenticator

by Ivan

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

WP Similar Basic Auth Google Authenticator

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 Similar Basic Auth	Google Authenticator
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 41	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.29★ ✓
Reviews	0	135 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.3y ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	30	10.6K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

WP Similar Basic Auth Google Authenticator

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.