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Decent Comments vs Comments Shortcode

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

Active-install trajectory

Decent Comments moved down one install band, 2K+ to 1K+; Comments Shortcode moved down one install band, 1K+ to 900+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Decent Comments Comments Shortcode
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 1K–2K ✓ 900–1K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. -50% -10% ✓
Overall health B · 75 ✓ C · 56
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 71/100 ✓ 27/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 83/100 ✓ 80/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.3★ ✓ 4.2★
Reviews 20 ✓ 9
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 86/100 ✓ 65/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 10mo ago ✓ 1.9y ago
Downloads · 30d 567 ✓ 225
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 0.8% 9.6% ✓
Category Uncategorized Forms

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

Release activity

Decent CommentsComments Shortcode

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.