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

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by Sachin Khosla

Health D48

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by rbplugins

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

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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.

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Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 48	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	99/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100 ✓	70/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.34★ ✓	3.80★
Reviews	8	24 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	15.0y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	89	11.0K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

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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.