Child pages vs List Pages Shortcode

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

Child pages

by janhenckens

Health D41

List Pages Shortcode

by Aaron Harp

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Child pages List Pages Shortcode

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	Child pages	List Pages Shortcode
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	5K–6K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 41	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	5/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.42★ ✓
Reviews	0	14 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	54/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	11.2y ago	3.5y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	43	285 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Child pages List Pages Shortcode

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.