Allowed Routes vs Custom Page Routes

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

Allowed Routes

by nerdismftw.com

Health D41

Custom Page Routes

by Joan Rodas

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Allowed Routes	Custom Page Routes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	0–0
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	—
Overall health	D · 41	D · 43 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	6/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.60★
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	48/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	6.9y ago	3.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	27	47 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Allowed Routes Custom Page Routes

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.