Custom Post Types Relationships (CPTR) vs Modern Related Posts

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

Custom Post Types Relationships (CPTR)

by Anastis Sourgoutsidis

Health D45

Modern Related Posts

by wphigh

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

Custom Post Types Relationships (CPTR) Modern Related Posts

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 Post Types Relationships (CPTR)	Modern Related Posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400 ✓	60–70
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	-14% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	D · 47 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.24★ ✓
Reviews	2	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	47/100 ✓	39/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	4.2y ago ✓	11.4y ago
Downloads · 30d	85 ✓	72
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Custom Post Types Relationships (CPTR) Modern Related Posts

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.