Engaging Buttons vs Bootstrap Shortcodes

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

Engaging Buttons

by jeryj

Health D45

Bootstrap Shortcodes

by sinetheta

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Engaging Buttons Bootstrap Shortcodes

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	Engaging Buttons	Bootstrap Shortcodes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-60%
Overall health	D · 45	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	89/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.62★ ✓
Reviews	2	23 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.5y ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	56	801 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Engaging Buttons Bootstrap Shortcodes

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.