Custom Google Maps vs WP Go Maps

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

Health D45

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Custom Google Maps moved down one install band, 20+ to 10+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Custom Google Maps	WP Go Maps
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	1	3,055 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.2y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	38	94.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	1.0% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	eCommerce

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

Release activity

Custom Google MapsWP Go Maps

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.