BetterLinks vs PrettyLinks

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

BetterLinks

by WPDeveloper

Health A90

PrettyLinks

by Blair Williams

Health A92

Active-install trajectory

BetterLinks PrettyLinks

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	BetterLinks	PrettyLinks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	A · 90	A · 92 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	72/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.66★	4.84★ ✓
Reviews	85	1,317 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100 ✓	93/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5d ago	3d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	47.7K	147.4K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Analytics

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

Release activity

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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.