Default Sort Ascend vs I Order Terms

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

Health B79

Health B75

Active-install trajectory

Default Sort Ascend moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Default Sort Ascend	I Order Terms
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 79 ✓	B · 75
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	83/100 ✓	68/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	7	11 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	86/100 ✓	80/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago ✓	11mo ago
Downloads · 30d	160	1.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.7%	3.8% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Default Sort AscendI Order Terms

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.