Content Audit vs Content Approval Workflow

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

Content Audit

by Stephanie Leary

Health D46

Content Approval Workflow

by Qrolic Technologies

Health C57

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	Content Audit	Content Approval Workflow
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80 ✓	60–70
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-30%	-14% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	C · 57 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	34/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	8 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	64/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.3y ago	1.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	128 ✓	95
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	1.5% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ 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.