Auto Update Post Date vs Bulk Post Update Date

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

Auto Update Post Date

by Timi Makinde

Health B84

Bulk Post Update Date

by Atiq Samtia

Health C57

Active-install trajectory

Auto Update Post Date Bulk Post Update Date

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 Update Post Date	Bulk Post Update Date
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	C · 57
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	24/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.39★ ✓
Reviews	2	18 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	65/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	yesterday ✓	2.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	534 ✓	521
Category	Uncategorized	SEO

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

Release activity

Auto Update Post Date Bulk Post Update Date

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.