Comments Link Optimization vs No External Links

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

Comments Link Optimization

by litefeel

Health D41

No External Links

by mihdan

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Comments Link Optimization No External Links

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	Comments Link Optimization	No External Links
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-43%
Overall health	D · 41	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	92/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.39★ ✓
Reviews	0	16 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.4y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	25	509 ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Comments Link Optimization No External Links

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.