BetterLinks vs PrettyLinks

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

Health A90

Health A94

Active-install trajectory

PrettyLinks moved down one install band, 300K+ to 200K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

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 · 94 ✓
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	82/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.7★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	85	1,321 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100 ✓	95/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3d ago ✓	14d ago
Downloads · 30d	24.1K	248.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.2% ✓	1.9%
Category	Uncategorized	Analytics

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

Release activity

BetterLinksPrettyLinks

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.