Embed Extended vs The SEO Framework

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

Embed Extended

by Rudy Susanto

Health D51

The SEO Framework

by Sybre Waaijer

Health B73

Active-install trajectory

Embed Extended The SEO Framework

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 Extended	The SEO Framework
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 51	B · 73 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	11/100	76/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	33/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.25★	4.87★ ✓
Reviews	7	378 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	57/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.9y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	91	28.3K ✓
Category	Media	SEO

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

Release activity

Embed Extended The SEO Framework

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.