Basic Copyright vs Automatic Copyright Year

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

Basic Copyright

by Jim Mitchell

Health D51

Automatic Copyright Year

by Miina Sikk

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

Basic CopyrightAutomatic Copyright Year

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	Basic Copyright	Automatic Copyright Year
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	—	D · 46 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	27/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	77/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.09★ ✓
Reviews	0	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	58/100 ✓	41/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	1.9y ago ✓	7.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	39	436 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3%	19% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Basic CopyrightAutomatic Copyright Year

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.