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

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by Andy Stratton

Health D47

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by Amit Sonkhiya

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

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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	Append Content	Add Link to Copied Text
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 47 ✓	D · 46
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	8/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	77/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.08★ ✓
Reviews	1	12 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	44/100	46/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	3.1y ago ✓	5.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	89	153 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

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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.