Basic URL ShortCodes vs Custom Post Type Permalinks

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

Basic URL ShortCodes

by Vikas Sharma

Health B84

Custom Post Type Permalinks

by Toro_Unit (Hiroshi Urabe)

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Basic URL ShortCodes Custom Post Type Permalinks

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 URL ShortCodes	Custom Post Type Permalinks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+33% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 84	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	99/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.64★ ✓
Reviews	2	71 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	10d ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads · 30d	4.7K	13.2K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Basic URL ShortCodes Custom Post Type Permalinks

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.