Help Scout integration for Easy Digital Downloads vs Easy Digital Downloads Free Link
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
Easy Digital Downloads Free Link is the safest pick: health A · 86 against 66 for Help Scout integration for Easy Digital Downloads, led by stronger maintenance.
Active-install trajectory
Help Scout integration for Easy Digital Downloads moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+; Easy Digital Downloads Free Link 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 | Help Scout integration for Easy Digital Downloads | Easy Digital Downloads Free Link |
|---|---|---|
| Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. | 100–200 | 900–1K ✓ |
| Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. | -50% | -10% ✓ |
| Overall health | C · 66 | A · 86 ✓ |
| Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. | 39/100 | 100/100 ✓ |
| Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. | 93/100 ✓ | 81/100 |
| Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. | 70/100 | 70/100 |
| Rating (weighted for review count) | 4.7★ ✓ | 4.2★ |
| Reviews | 28 ✓ | 5 |
| Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. | 76/100 | 90/100 ✓ |
| Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. | Low | Low |
| Last updated | 1.6y ago | 2mo ago ✓ |
| Downloads, last 30d | 614 ✓ | 370 |
| 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. | 0% | +12% |
| Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. | 0.6% | 2.3% ✓ |
| Category | Chat & Support | Uncategorized |
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
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.