Custom Bulk Actions vs Custom Post Type Maker

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

Custom Bulk Actions

by Otto Kekäläinen

Health D45

Custom Post Type Maker

by Graffino

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

Custom Bulk ActionsCustom Post Type Maker

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	Custom Bulk Actions	Custom Post Type Maker
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	-14% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	D · 48 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	2	18 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	50/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	6.3y ago	4.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	83	517 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2%	3.8% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Custom Bulk ActionsCustom Post Type Maker

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.