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

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by KestutisIT

Health D44

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by buntegiraffe

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

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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.

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Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 44	D · 49 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	6/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.92★	4.31★ ✓
Reviews	4	20 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	56/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	7.1y ago	3.5y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	77	484 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Chat & Support

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

Release activity

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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.