Canonical SEO Content Syndication WordPress Plugin vs Semrush SEO Writing Assistant

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

Canonical SEO Content Syndication WordPress Plugin

by Harsh Agrawal

Health D46

Semrush SEO Writing Assistant

by SEMrush CY LTD

Health C68

Active-install trajectory

Canonical SEO Content Syndication WordPress Plugin Semrush SEO Writing Assistant

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	Canonical SEO Content Syndication WordPress Plugin	Semrush SEO Writing Assistant
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	-10% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	C · 68 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	78/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	54/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★ ✓	3.16★
Reviews	3	25 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.4y ago	8mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	99	1.1K ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Canonical SEO Content Syndication WordPress Plugin Semrush SEO Writing Assistant

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.