Back and Forward Button vs WP-SEO-Paginate

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

Health B78

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

Back and Forward Button moved up one install band, 100+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Back and Forward Button	WP-SEO-Paginate
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300 ✓	80–90
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 78 ✓	D · 43
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	90/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100 ✓	69/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	4 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	5mo ago ✓	12.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	132 ✓	80
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.2% ✓	0.7%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Back and Forward ButtonWP-SEO-Paginate

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.