Article Word Count vs Sortable Word Count Reloaded

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

Article Word Count

by pk2000

Health C60

Sortable Word Count Reloaded

by apasionados

Health B75

Active-install trajectory

Article Word Count Sortable Word Count Reloaded

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	Article Word Count	Sortable Word Count Reloaded
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 60	B · 75 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	39/100	83/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	70/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★ ✓	3.81★
Reviews	3	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	70/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.5y ago	7mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	263 ✓	208
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Article Word Count Sortable Word Count Reloaded

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.