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Auto Link Generator iTunes vs Advanced Ads

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

Advanced Ads is the safest pick: health A · 97 against 45 for Auto Link Generator iTunes, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

Advanced Ads moved down one install band, 100K+ to 90K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Auto Link Generator iTunes Advanced Ads
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 10–20 90K–100K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. Stable ✓ 100K+ → 90K+
Overall health D · 45 A · 97 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 3/100 100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 74/100 97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 92/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.0★ 4.9★ ✓
Reviews 1 1,463 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 35/100 98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. High Low ✓
Last updated 10.7y ago 8d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d 35 64.5K ✓
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. 0% +3%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 0.4% 0.8% ✓
Category eCommerce Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Auto Link Generator iTunesAdvanced Ads

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.