Auto Delete Post vs Disable Delete Post or Page

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

Auto Delete Post

by Shahadat Hossain

Health A87

Disable Delete Post or Page

by Jeremy Selph

Health D42

Active-install trajectory

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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	Auto Delete Post	Disable Delete Post or Page
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400 ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+50% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	D · 42
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	67/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.31★ ✓	3.68★
Reviews	7 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	92/100 ✓	34/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	16d ago ✓	7.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	479 ✓	61
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Auto Delete Post Disable Delete Post or Page

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.