Code Snippets Tags vs Custom Recent Posts Widget

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

Code Snippets Tags

by Shea Bunge

Health D45

Custom Recent Posts Widget

by Prasanna SP

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

Code Snippets TagsCustom Recent Posts Widget

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	Code Snippets Tags	Custom Recent Posts Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 48 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	1	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	39/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	11.2y ago	8.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	66	242 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8%	1.9% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Code Snippets TagsCustom Recent Posts Widget

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.