Advanced Related Posts vs YARPP

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

Health B77

Health C61

Active-install trajectory

Advanced Related Posts moved up one install band, 200+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Advanced Related Posts	YARPP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+50% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 77 ✓	C · 61
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	85/100 ✓	26/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	4	1,166 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	75/100 ✓	61/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago ✓	2.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	402	14.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5% ✓	1.2%
Category	Uncategorized	SEO

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

Release activity

Advanced Related PostsYARPP

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.