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Amber vs Broken Link Checker

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

Active-install trajectory

Amber moved down one install band, 60+ to 50+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Amber Broken Link Checker
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 50–60 500K–600K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. -17% 0% ✓
Overall health D · 45 A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 3/100 100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 74/100 ✓ 69/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 100/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.0★ ✓ 3.8★
Reviews 2 605 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 30/100 95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. High Low ✓
Last updated 8.1y ago 22d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d 103 414.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 1.0% 2.0% ✓
Category Uncategorized Uncategorized

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

Release activity

AmberBroken Link Checker

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.