Comment-free zone vs Progress Planner

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

Comment-free zone

by Progress Planner

Health B76

Progress Planner

by Progress Planner

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Comment-free zone Progress Planner

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	Comment-free zone	Progress Planner
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	100–200 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-40% ✓	-50%
Overall health	B · 76	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	81/100	99/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.12★ ✓
Reviews	1	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	84/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8mo ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	60	2.1K ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Comment-free zone Progress Planner

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.