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 B75

Active-install trajectory

Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin Smart 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 ✓	60–70
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	B · 75
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	76/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.69★ ✓	4.12★
Reviews	75 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100 ✓	84/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	17d ago ✓	9mo ago
Downloads · 30d	2.0K ✓	78
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin Smart 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.