External Link Gate vs Emberly Popups

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

External Link Gate

by Kyle Evans

Health D41

Emberly Popups

by Emberly Digital

Health C63

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	External Link Gate	Emberly Popups
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	10–20 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 41	C · 63 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	58/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.60★
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	78/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.3y ago	1.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	46	162 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

External Link Gate Emberly Popups

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.