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AffiliateWP Checkout Referrals vs bbPress Custom Reply Notifications

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

AffiliateWP Checkout Referrals is the safest pick: health C · 57 against 44 for bbPress Custom Reply Notifications, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

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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 AffiliateWP Checkout Referrals bbPress Custom Reply Notifications
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 500–600 ✓ 80–90
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. 600+ → 500+ -11% ✓
Overall health C · 57 ✓ D · 44
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 39/100 ✓ 3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 69/100 71/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 3.8★ 3.8★ ✓
Reviews 2 2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 68/100 ✓ 36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low ✓ High
Last updated 1.5y ago ✓ 11.9y ago
Downloads, last 30d 244 ✓ 80
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. +50% -28%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 2.1% ✓ 1.0%
Category Uncategorized Uncategorized

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

Release activity

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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.