XMLRPC Lockdown by AO Digital vs Stop XML-RPC Attacks

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

Health C55

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

XMLRPC Lockdown by AO Digital moved down one install band, 60+ to 50+; Stop XML-RPC Attacks moved down one install band, 6K+ to 5K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	XMLRPC Lockdown by AO Digital	Stop XML-RPC Attacks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	5K–6K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	-17%
Overall health	C · 55	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	28/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	1	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	62/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.9y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	87	760 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.0%	16% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

XMLRPC Lockdown by AO DigitalStop XML-RPC Attacks

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.