Comment Referrers vs Comment Email Reply

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

Comment Referrers

by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)

Health D41

Comment Email Reply

by kilozwo

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

Comment ReferrersComment Email Reply

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 Referrers	Comment Email Reply
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90–100	600–700 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	—	D · 47 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	0	15 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	32/100	40/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	9.9y ago ✓	11.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	83	167 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8%	5.2% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Comment ReferrersComment Email Reply

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.