Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets vs Donations via PayPal

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

Health D46

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets	Donations via PayPal
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	3	27 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	29/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.3y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	125	1.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5%	2.0% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Payments

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

Release activity

Allow Shortcode in Text WidgetsDonations via PayPal

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.