DX-auto-tags vs Already Existing Tags

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

Already Existing Tags is the only plugin here with enough reviews to score.

DX-auto-tags

by daxiawp

Health D41

Already Existing Tags

by digitalemphasis

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

DX-auto-tags moved down one install band, 20+ to 10+; Already Existing Tags moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	DX-auto-tags	Already Existing Tags
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	500–600 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	20+ → 10+	600+ → 500+ ✓
Overall health	—	D · 46 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	0	7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	43/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	13.9y ago	5.5y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	28	196 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-50%	+39%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	4.1% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

DX-auto-tagsAlready Existing Tags

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.