Automatic Post Scheduler vs WP Missed Schedule Posts

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

Automatic Post Scheduler

by tetele

Health D45

WP Missed Schedule Posts

by NewVariable

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Automatic Post SchedulerWP Missed Schedule Posts

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	Automatic Post Scheduler	WP Missed Schedule Posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	3.6★
Reviews	2	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	38/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	10.4y ago	9.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	84	781 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.7%	17% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Automatic Post SchedulerWP Missed Schedule Posts

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.