Age Gator vs Age Gate

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

Age Gator

by Chris Geelhoed

Health D47

Age Gate

by Phil

Health A88

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	Age Gator	Age Gate
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	5	64 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	6.8y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	163	8.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.9% ✓	2.8%
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.