Dublin Core Metadata Generator vs The SEO Framework

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

Health D46

Health A93

Active-install trajectory

Dublin Core Metadata Generator moved down one install band, 1K+ to 900+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Dublin Core Metadata Generator	The SEO Framework
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	900–1K	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	A · 93 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	73/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	3	380 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	6.5y ago	22d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	173	154.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.9% ✓	4.0%
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Dublin Core Metadata GeneratorThe SEO Framework

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.