Disable RSS vs Disable Feeds

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

Disable RSS

by Clifton Griffin

Health D41

Disable Feeds

by WPDeveloper

Health D50

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.

Metric	Disable RSS	Disable Feeds
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 41	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.46★ ✓
Reviews	0	31 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	25/100	46/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	17.7y ago	8.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	78	935 ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Content & Feeds

✓ 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.