Simple Slideshow vs Slideshow

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

Health D44

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Simple Slideshow moved down one install band, 70+ to 60+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Simple Slideshow	Slideshow
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 44 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★ ✓	—
Reviews	3 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	33/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	4.8y ago ✓	8.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	61	244 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	0.9% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Simple SlideshowSlideshow

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.