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

Health D48

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Disable / Hide Comment URL moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Disable / Hide Comment URL	Disable Comments
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	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100 ✓	70/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	8	25 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	15.2y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	157	23.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.9%	8.7% ✓
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.