Limit Comments vs Ultra Hide Comment Box

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

Limit Comments

by tyankee

Health D45

Ultra Hide Comment Box

by tyankee

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

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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	Limit Comments	Ultra Hide Comment Box
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	40–50 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	D · 43
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	69/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	2	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	32/100	34/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	15.0y ago	15.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	36	61 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4% ✓	0.3%
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

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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.