Browse Topic vs Display Posts

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

Health D41

Health C61

Active-install trajectory

Display Posts moved down one install band, 80K+ to 70K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Browse Topic	Display Posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	—	C · 61 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	24/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	0	164 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	69/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	13.0y ago	2.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	31	4.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	5.5% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Browse TopicDisplay Posts

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.