Arile Extra vs Desert Companion

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

Health B84

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Desert Companion moved down one install band, 20K+ to 10K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Arile Extra	Desert Companion
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	2	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9d ago ✓	1mo ago
Downloads · 30d	9.3K	11.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2%	1.8% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Arile ExtraDesert Companion

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.