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Escape Button vs Companion Auto Update

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

Active-install trajectory

Escape Button moved down one install band, 70+ to 60+; Companion Auto Update moved down one install band, 50K+ to 40K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Escape Button Companion Auto Update
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 60–70 40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. -14% ✓ -20%
Overall health — B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 22/100 81/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. — 93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. — 70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count) — 4.7★ ✓
Reviews 0 105 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 51/100 79/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Elevated Low ✓
Last updated 2.2y ago 8mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d 80 6.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 2.8% ✓ 0.9%
Category Security Security

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

Release activity

Escape ButtonCompanion Auto Update

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.