exclude-these vs Simple Exclude Categories

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

Health D41

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Simple Exclude Categories moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	exclude-these	Simple Exclude Categories
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	100–200 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-50% ✓
Overall health	—	D · 45 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	74/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.0★ ✓
Reviews	0	5 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	5.6y ago ✓	8.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	29	90 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	1.5% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

exclude-theseSimple Exclude Categories

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.