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Expire Sticky Posts vs Simple Post Expiration

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

Active-install trajectory

Simple Post Expiration moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Expire Sticky Posts Simple Post Expiration
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 1K–2K ✓ 400–500
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. 0% ✓ -20%
Overall health D · 45 D · 46 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 3/100 3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 76/100 79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.1★ 4.1★ ✓
Reviews 2 7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 34/100 35/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. High High
Last updated 11.9y ago 10.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d 220 ✓ 162
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 6.7% ✓ 2.3%
Category Uncategorized Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Expire Sticky PostsSimple Post Expiration

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.