TablePress Extension: Chartist vs wpDataTables

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

Health D47

Health A96

Active-install trajectory

TablePress Extension: Chartist moved down one install band, 800+ to 700+; wpDataTables moved down one install band, 70K+ to 60K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	TablePress Extension: Chartist	wpDataTables
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800	60K–70K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13% ✓	-14%
Overall health	D · 47	A · 96 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	100/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	5	449 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.5y ago	22d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	172	32.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.8% ✓	2.1%
Category	Uncategorized	Page Builders

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

Release activity

TablePress Extension: ChartistwpDataTables

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.