Article Word Count vs Sortable Word Count Reloaded

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

by pk2000

Health C58

Health B72

Active-install trajectory

Article Word Count moved down one install band, 2K+ to 1K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

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 · 58	B · 72 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	34/100	74/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	70/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	3	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	61/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.7y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	346 ✓	305
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	6.6%	14% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Article Word CountSortable 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.