wpDirAuth vs Authorizer

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

wpDirAuth

by Paul Gilzow

Health D50

Authorizer

by Paul Ryan

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

wpDirAuth Authorizer

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	wpDirAuth	Authorizer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	5K–6K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 50	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	8/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.28★	4.59★ ✓
Reviews	12	20 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	58/100	81/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.0y ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	135	6.6K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

wpDirAuth Authorizer

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.