DishSoap vs Expiring Posts

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

DishSoap

by Mark Thomes

Health D45

Expiring Posts

by Ivan

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

DishSoapExpiring Posts

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	DishSoap	Expiring Posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	D · 44
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★ ✓	3.84★
Reviews	2	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	46/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	12.7y ago	4.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	42	153 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	16% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

DishSoapExpiring Posts

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.