Ajax Filter Search vs Post Grid Master

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

Ajax Filter Search

by Thomas J Dintrone

Health B83

Post Grid Master

by Akhtarujjaman Shuvo

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Ajax Filter SearchPost Grid Master

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	Ajax Filter Search	Post Grid Master
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 83	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	2	13 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5d ago	today ✓
Downloads · 30d	251	1.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	2.3% ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

Ajax Filter SearchPost Grid Master

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.