Convert custom fields to custom taxonomies vs Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator

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

Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator is the safest pick: health A · 89 against 46 for Convert custom fields to custom taxonomies, led by lower removal risk.

Convert custom fields to custom taxonomies

by shounakgupte

Health D46

Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator

by madalin.ungureanu

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Convert custom fields to custom taxonomies	Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	D · 46	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	3	97 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.3y ago	4d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	28	5.6K ✓
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.	-50%	+22%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	1.7% ✓
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

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

Release activity

Convert custom fields to custom taxonomiesCustom Post Types and Custom Fields creator

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.