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Easy Digital Downloads vs Pantheon Advanced Page Cache

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

Easy Digital Downloads is the safest pick: health B · 74 against 70 for Pantheon Advanced Page Cache, led by stronger maintenance.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric Easy Digital Downloads Pantheon Advanced Page Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 10–20 10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. Stable Stable
Overall health B · 74 ✓ B · 70
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 74/100 ✓ 67/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 76/100 ✓ 74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.1★ ✓ 4.0★
Reviews 2 ✓ 1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 81/100 ✓ 75/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 9mo ago ✓ 11mo ago
Downloads, last 30d 54 23.2K ✓
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. +15% +22%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 0.4% 0.8% ✓
Category Uncategorized Performance

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

Release activity

Easy Digital DownloadsPantheon Advanced Page Cache

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.