Equal Height Columns vs Measuring Ruler

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

Equal Height Columns

by MIGHTYminnow

Health B82

Measuring Ruler

by ankilov1954

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Equal Height ColumnsMeasuring Ruler

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	Equal Height Columns	Measuring Ruler
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	40–50
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	B · 82 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	80/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.7★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	41 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	41/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	8mo ago ✓	5.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	769 ✓	76
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	9.9% ✓	1.9%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Equal Height ColumnsMeasuring Ruler

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.