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Auto Tag Creator vs Already Existing Tags

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

Auto Tag Creator is the safest pick: health B · 84 against 46 for Already Existing Tags, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

Auto Tag Creator moved down one install band, 3K+ to 1K+; Already Existing Tags moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Auto Tag Creator Already Existing Tags
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 1K–2K ✓ 500–600
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. 3K+ → 1K+ 600+ → 500+ ✓
Overall health B · 84 ✓ D · 46
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 100/100 ✓ 3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 76/100 79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.0★ 4.1★ ✓
Reviews 4 7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 89/100 ✓ 43/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low ✓ Elevated
Last updated 1mo ago ✓ 5.5y ago
Downloads, last 30d 513 ✓ 196
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. +92% +39%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 4.1% ✓ 4.1%
Category eCommerce Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Auto Tag CreatorAlready Existing Tags

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.