Date counter vs Day Counter

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

Date counter

by Konstantin Pankratov

Health C59

Day Counter

by charlestsmith

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Date counterDay Counter

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	Date counter	Day Counter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	40–50
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+33% ✓
Overall health	C · 59 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	29/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	—
Reviews	8 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	67/100 ✓	42/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	1.9y ago ✓	4.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	301 ✓	66
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.6% ✓	2.1%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Date counterDay Counter

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.