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Custom checkout fields for EDD vs Easy Digital Downloads

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

Custom checkout fields for EDD is the safest pick: health C · 68 against 45 for Easy Digital Downloads, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

Custom checkout fields for EDDEasy Digital Downloads

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Custom checkout fields for EDD	Easy Digital Downloads
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200 ✓	70–80
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable ✓	-22%
Overall health	C · 68 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	57/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	3 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	73/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	1.1y ago ✓	10.4y ago
Downloads, last 30d	108 ✓	91
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.	+4%	+27%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5%	1.5% ✓
Category	eCommerce	eCommerce

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

Release activity

Custom checkout fields for EDDEasy Digital Downloads

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.