Embedder for Google Reviews vs Rich Showcase for Google Reviews

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

Embedder for Google Reviews

by PARETO Digital

Health A86

Rich Showcase for Google Reviews

by richplugins

Health A99

Active-install trajectory

Embedder for Google Reviews Rich Showcase for Google Reviews

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	Embedder for Google Reviews	Rich Showcase for Google Reviews
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	6K–7K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+20% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 86	A · 99 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	100/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.27★	4.90★ ✓
Reviews	6	1,614 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100	100/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	13d ago ✓	14d ago
Downloads · 30d	3.7K	103.6K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Embedder for Google Reviews Rich Showcase for Google Reviews

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.