Label list for Categories and Archives vs Collapsing Categories

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

Label list for Categories and Archives

by W3B Designer

Health D41

Collapsing Categories

by robfelty

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

Label list for Categories and Archives Collapsing Categories

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	Label list for Categories and Archives	Collapsing Categories
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 41	B · 78 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	85/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.06★ ✓
Reviews	0	57 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	79/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.9y ago	7mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	32	571 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Label list for Categories and Archives Collapsing Categories

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.