Ad Inserter vs AD Publisher

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

Ad Inserter

by Spacetime

Health A99

AD Publisher

by adsstudio

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Ad Inserter AD Publisher

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	Ad Inserter	AD Publisher
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300K–400K ✓	90–100
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	A · 99 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	98/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	100/100 ✓	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.92★ ✓	4.06★
Reviews	2,428 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	100/100 ✓	39/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	29d ago ✓	7.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	154.0K ✓	88
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Ad Inserter AD Publisher

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.