Simple Related Posts vs Related Posts by Taxonomy

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

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Simple Related Posts	Related Posts by Taxonomy
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 51	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	16/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.72★ ✓
Reviews	2	77 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	55/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.5y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	25	3.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	3.0% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Simple Related PostsRelated Posts by Taxonomy

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.