AliNext vs ALD

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

AliNext

by guru-aliexpress

Health A86

ALD

by VillaTheme

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

AliNext ALD

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	AliNext	ALD
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	B · 81
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100 ✓	68/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.21★ ✓	3.73★
Reviews	53	138 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	80/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	14d ago	9d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.0K	6.8K ✓
Category	eCommerce	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

AliNext ALD

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.