Document Embedder vs PDF Poster

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

Health A91

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Document Embedder moved down one install band, 10K+ to 9K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Document Embedder	PDF Poster
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	9K–10K	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 91 ✓	A · 88
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100 ✓	88/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.8★ ✓	4.5★
Reviews	120	149 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	16d ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	15.7K	25.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.2% ✓	2.5%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Document EmbedderPDF Poster

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.