BotWriter vs ClearPost

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

BotWriter and ClearPost are close on health (A · 86 vs B · 84), with nothing separating them on the sub-scores.

BotWriter

by Esteban

Health A86

ClearPost

by purposego

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

BotWriterClearPost

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	BotWriter	ClearPost
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	80–90
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-50%	+250% ✓
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	B · 84
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	99/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	16 ✓	4
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	27d ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads, last 30d	10.3K ✓	928
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-4%	-19%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5% ✓	1.5%
Category	AI	AI

✓ 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.