Expire Sticky Posts vs Simple Post Expiration

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

Expire Sticky Posts

by Andy von Dohren

Health D45

Simple Post Expiration

by Syed Balkhi

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

Expire Sticky Posts Simple Post Expiration

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	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 (adjusted)	4.06★	4.15★ ✓
Reviews	2	7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	36/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	11.7y ago	9.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	128 ✓	113
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Expire Sticky Posts Simple 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.