Comment Form Shortcode vs Comments Shortcode

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

Health D49

Health C56

Active-install trajectory

Comments Shortcode moved down one install band, 1K+ to 900+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Comment Form Shortcode	Comments Shortcode
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	900–1K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	D · 49	C · 56 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	27/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	80/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★ ✓	4.2★
Reviews	11 ✓	9
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	65/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.7y ago	1.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	130	225 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.9%	9.6% ✓
Category	Forms	Forms

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

Release activity

Comment Form ShortcodeComments 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.