Change Empty Trash Time vs Disable Trash

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

Change Empty Trash Time

by Carlos Martínez Romero

Health D46

Disable Trash

by Carlos Martínez Romero

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

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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	Change Empty Trash Time	Disable Trash
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	70–80
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	D · 46 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	4/100	4/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	3 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	45/100 ✓	44/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	3.7y ago	3.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	325 ✓	71
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	12% ✓	2.6%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ 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.