htaccess protect vs .htaccess Site Access Control

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

htaccess protect

by zoltanlaczko

Health D43

.htaccess Site Access Control

by Miina Sikk

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

htaccess protect .htaccess Site Access Control

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	htaccess protect	.htaccess Site Access Control
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900	800–900
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 43	D · 44 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	70/100	73/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.82★	3.92★ ✓
Reviews	6 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	47/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	4.6y ago ✓	10.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	100	132 ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

htaccess protect .htaccess Site Access Control

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.