ActivityPub vs NodeInfo(2)

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

ActivityPub

by Automattic

Health A90

NodeInfo(2)

by Matthias Pfefferle

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

ActivityPub NodeInfo(2)

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	ActivityPub	NodeInfo(2)
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	6K–7K ✓	900–1K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	B · 83
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100 ✓	72/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	73/100 ✓	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.65★ ✓	3.91★
Reviews	40 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	92/100 ✓	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	17d ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	19.2K ✓	231
Category	Social	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

ActivityPub NodeInfo(2)

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.