WPMS Sidebar Login Widget vs Sidebar Login

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

Health D41

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Sidebar Login moved down one install band, 10K+ to 9K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WPMS Sidebar Login Widget	Sidebar Login
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	—	D · 49 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.40★ ✓
Reviews	0	78 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	50/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	14.6y ago	5.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	64	399 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	0.9% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

WPMS Sidebar Login WidgetSidebar Login

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.