Batsignal vs Alligator Popup

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

Batsignal

by Kapsule Corp

Health B80

Alligator Popup

by cubecolour

Health C68

Active-install trajectory

BatsignalAlligator Popup

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	Batsignal	Alligator Popup
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-67%	-50% ✓
Overall health	—	C · 68 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	46/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	0	45 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	79/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	1.4y ago
Downloads · 30d	54	340 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	1.4% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

BatsignalAlligator Popup

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.