Dash News ticker master vs News Ticker for Elementor

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

by biman1985

Health D45

Health C58

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Dash News ticker master	News Ticker for Elementor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	30–40 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	44/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	—
Reviews	1 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	74/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.5y ago	1.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	18	58 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	2.6% ✓
Category	Media	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Dash News ticker masterNews Ticker for Elementor

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.