Better WooCommerce Stars Shortcode vs WP-PostRatings

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

Health D44

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Better WooCommerce Stars Shortcode moved down one install band, 60+ to 50+; WP-PostRatings moved down one install band, 30K+ to 20K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Better WooCommerce Stars Shortcode	WP-PostRatings
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 44	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	3	178 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.2y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	73	4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9% ✓	0.9%
Category	eCommerce	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Better WooCommerce Stars ShortcodeWP-PostRatings

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.