3D Roll Over Links vs Root Relative URLs

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

3D Roll Over Links

by Richzendy

Health D44

Root Relative URLs

by MarcusPope

Health F39

Active-install trajectory

3D Roll Over Links Root Relative URLs

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	3D Roll Over Links	Root Relative URLs
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 44 ✓	F · 39
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100 ✓	57/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.91★ ✓	3.27★
Reviews	1	20 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	40/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	12.2y ago	8.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	57	315 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

3D Roll Over Links Root Relative URLs

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.