Auto Post Expiry Manager vs MSC Post Expiry

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

Auto Post Expiry Manager

by Hardik Galiya

Health C59

MSC Post Expiry

by djm56

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Auto Post Expiry ManagerMSC Post Expiry

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 Post Expiry Manager	MSC Post Expiry
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200 ✓	30–40
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	+67%	+200% ✓
Overall health	—	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	46/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	—
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	69/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.4y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	104 ✓	96
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.	-11%	+19%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	8.0% ✓	6.0%
Category	Uncategorized	SEO

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

Release activity

Auto Post Expiry ManagerMSC Post Expiry

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.