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Australian Weather Widget vs US Weather Widget

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

Australian Weather Widget is the safest pick: health D · 47 against 43 for US Weather Widget, led by stronger rating quality.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Australian Weather Widget	US Weather Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	200–300
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	D · 47 ✓	D · 43
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	69/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	7 ✓	6
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100 ✓	38/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	9.1y ago	9.1y ago
Downloads, last 30d	117 ✓	110
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+20%	+1%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1% ✓	1.9%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Australian Weather WidgetUS Weather Widget

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.