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Add Shortlink to Posts vs WP Pocket URLs

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

WP Pocket URLs is the safest pick: health B · 73 against 46 for Add Shortlink to Posts, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

WP Pocket URLs moved down one install band, 80+ to 70+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Add Shortlink to Posts	WP Pocket URLs
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	70–80 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable ✓	-13%
Overall health	D · 46	B · 73 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	72/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	3 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.2y ago	10mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	69	110 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+15%	0%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	1.7% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Add Shortlink to PostsWP Pocket 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.