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

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by Smallpdf

Health C56

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by Syed Balkhi

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Embed PDF with Smallpdf	PDF Embedder
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 56	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	31/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.70★ ✓
Reviews	1	518 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	71/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.8y ago	18d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	171	170.2K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Blocks

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

Release activity

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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.