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Display Name Author Permalink vs Smart User Slug Hider

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

Active-install trajectory

Display Name Author Permalink moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+; Smart User Slug Hider moved down one install band, 3K+ to 2K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Display Name Author Permalink Smart User Slug Hider
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 200–300 2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. -33% -33%
Overall health D · 45 A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 3/100 100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 74/100 94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.0★ 4.7★ ✓
Reviews 5 55 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 38/100 98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. High Low ✓
Last updated 8.4y ago 12d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d 139 4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 1.6% 3.4% ✓
Category Uncategorized Security

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

Release activity

Display Name Author PermalinkSmart User Slug Hider

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.