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AE Visitor vs SRS Simple Hits Counter

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

SRS Simple Hits Counter is the safest pick: health B · 80 against 44 for AE Visitor, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	AE Visitor	SRS Simple Hits Counter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	8K–9K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	D · 44	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	91/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100	74/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.0★ ✓
Reviews	2	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.3y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	80	1.3K ✓
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%	+3%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	6.5% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Analytics

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

Release activity

AE VisitorSRS Simple Hits Counter

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.