Device Mockups vs Device Wrapper

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

Device Mockups

by Justin Peacock

Health D48

Device Wrapper

by Bogdan Bendziukov

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Device Mockups Device Wrapper

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	Device Mockups	Device Wrapper
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900 ✓	300–400
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 48	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.34★ ✓	4.12★
Reviews	8 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.0y ago	9d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	97	325 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Device Mockups Device Wrapper

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.