Comments Shortcode vs Decent Comments

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

Comments Shortcode

by Sirius Pro

Health C59

Decent Comments

by itthinx

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

Comments Shortcode Decent Comments

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 Shortcode	Decent Comments
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	900–1K	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 59	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	33/100	80/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.18★	4.31★ ✓
Reviews	9	20 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	74/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.7y ago	8mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	135	396 ✓
Category	Forms	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Comments Shortcode Decent Comments

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.