Empty P Tag vs Remove Wpautop

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

Health A85

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Empty P Tag moved down one install band, 800+ to 700+; Remove Wpautop moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Empty P Tag	Remove Wpautop
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800 ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13% ✓	-33%
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	3 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	84/100 ✓	38/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	6.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	193 ✓	98
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.8% ✓	4.7%
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

Empty P TagRemove Wpautop

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.