Customize specific post title with color vs Styleguide

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

Customize specific post title with color

by kinjaldalwadi

Health C55

Styleguide

by binarymoon

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

Customize specific post title with colorStyleguide

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	Customize specific post title with color	Styleguide
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17% ✓	-33%
Overall health	—	D · 51 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	38/100 ✓	12/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	0	7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	65/100 ✓	56/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	1.6y ago ✓	2.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	72	375 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2%	2.1% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Customize specific post title with colorStyleguide

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.