ACF Recent Posts Widget vs Newpost Catch

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

Health D52

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Newpost Catch 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	ACF Recent Posts Widget	Newpost Catch
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	D · 52	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	9/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	12 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	53/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.0y ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	319	3.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.9%	3.0% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

ACF Recent Posts WidgetNewpost Catch

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.