Better YOURLS vs YOURLS Link Creator

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

Health D49

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

Better YOURLS moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+; YOURLS Link Creator moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Better YOURLS	YOURLS Link Creator
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	-17% ✓
Overall health	D · 49 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100 ✓	81/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★ ✓	4.2★
Reviews	12	13 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100 ✓	31/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	7.7y ago ✓	10.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	154	177 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3%	1.8% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Better YOURLSYOURLS Link Creator

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.