Category Archives vs Shortcode for Current Date

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

Health D45

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

Category Archives moved down one install band, 90+ to 80+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Category Archives	Shortcode for Current Date
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	69/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	1	116 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	74/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.0y ago	11mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	73	1.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.4%	3.8% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Category ArchivesShortcode for Current Date

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.