Address Geocoder vs Geo Data Store

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

Address Geocoder

by Marty Spellerberg

Health D48

Geo Data Store

by Scott Cariss

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Address GeocoderGeo Data Store

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	Address Geocoder	Geo Data Store
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500 ✓	30–40
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20% ✓	-25%
Overall health	D · 48 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	7 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100 ✓	34/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	7.8y ago ✓	13.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	179 ✓	87
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.5% ✓	0.7%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Address GeocoderGeo Data Store

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.