Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin vs Smart Docs

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

Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin

by BasePress

Health A90

Smart Docs

by Achal Jain

Health B71

Active-install trajectory

Knowledge Base documentation & wiki pluginSmart Docs

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	Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin	Smart Docs
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K ✓	50–60
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-38%
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	B · 71
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	66/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.7★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	75 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100 ✓	79/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	11mo ago
Downloads · 30d	894 ✓	131
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.7% ✓	1.0%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Knowledge Base documentation & wiki pluginSmart Docs

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.