Embed Custom Field vs Get Custom Field Values

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

Embed Custom Field

by PhilHilton

Health D45

Get Custom Field Values

by Scott Reilly

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Embed Custom Field Get Custom Field Values

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	Embed Custom Field	Get Custom Field Values
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	10/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.17★ ✓
Reviews	1	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	56/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	5.1y ago	2.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	51	226 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Embed Custom Field Get Custom Field Values

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.