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Auto Prune Posts vs Mass Delete Unused Tags

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

Auto Prune Posts is the safest pick: health C · 69 against 48 for Mass Delete Unused Tags, led by lower removal risk.

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 Prune Posts	Mass Delete Unused Tags
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	700–800
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable ✓	-22%
Overall health	C · 69 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	63/100 ✓	5/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	10 ✓	6
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100 ✓	48/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	12mo ago ✓	3.6y ago
Downloads, last 30d	632 ✓	187
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.	+9%	+26%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.8%	2.6% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

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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.