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Metabox Glue vs Ocean Extra

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

Ocean Extra is the safest pick: health B · 79 against 62 for Metabox Glue, led by stronger maintenance.

Active-install trajectory

Ocean Extra moved down one install band, 500K+ to 400K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Metabox Glue	Ocean Extra
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	400K–500K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable ✓	500K+ → 400K+
Overall health	C · 62	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	46/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	60/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	3.4★
Reviews	1	67 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	70/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.4y ago	24d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	41	254.7K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	0%	-37%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	1.4% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Metabox GlueOcean Extra

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.