Custom Category Post Order vs Simple Custom Post Order

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

Custom Category Post Order

by faaiq

Health C69

Simple Custom Post Order

by colorlibplugins

Health A98

Active-install trajectory

Custom Category Post Order Simple Custom Post Order

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 Category Post Order	Simple Custom Post Order
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 69	A · 98 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	75/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	61/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	100/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	3.45★	4.74★ ✓
Reviews	19	569 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9mo ago	3d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	161	194.3K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Custom Category Post Order Simple Custom Post Order

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.