Comment Filtering vs YMC Filter

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

Health D41

Health A96

Active-install trajectory

YMC Filter moved down one install band, 5K+ to 4K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Comment Filtering	YMC Filter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-20% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 96 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	100/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.54★ ✓
Reviews	0	34 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.5y ago	10d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	19	4.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	1.8% ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

Comment FilteringYMC Filter

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.