Classified Ads vs aDirectory

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

Classified Ads

by WPDirectoryKit

Health D43

aDirectory

by aDirectory

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

Classified AdsaDirectory

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	Classified Ads	aDirectory
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	300–400
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-57%
Overall health	—	B · 81 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	8/100	84/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	0	15 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	48/100	75/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.1y ago	7mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	418	507 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.6% ✓	1.2%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Classified AdsaDirectory

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.