Better Plugin Compatibility Control vs Display PHP Version

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

Better Plugin Compatibility Control

by wpseek

Health A85

Display PHP Version

by David Gwyer

Health D52

Active-install trajectory

Better Plugin Compatibility Control Display PHP Version

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	Better Plugin Compatibility Control	Display PHP Version
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	D · 52
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	7/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.15★	4.63★ ✓
Reviews	19	35 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	95/100 ✓	61/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	14d ago ✓	3.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	3.3K ✓	754
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Better Plugin Compatibility Control Display PHP Version

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.