BASE Item List vs Shortcodes Ultimate

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

BASE Item List

by Kazuto Takeshita

Health B82

Shortcodes Ultimate

by Vova

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

BASE Item List Shortcodes Ultimate

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	BASE Item List	Shortcodes Ultimate
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800	400K–500K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 82	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	98/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	29/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.91★	4.89★ ✓
Reviews	2	5,924 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	85/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	157	93.1K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Blocks

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

Release activity

BASE Item List Shortcodes Ultimate

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.