Applause vs Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn

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

Health B74

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn moved down one install band, 4K+ to 3K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Applause	Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	—	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	84/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.34★ ✓
Reviews	0	273 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	87/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago	4d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	72	3.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.1% ✓	0.6%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

ApplauseLike Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn

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.