External Links Mask vs Broken Link Checker

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

External Links Mask

by Andrea De Giovine

Health D41

Broken Link Checker

by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	External Links Mask	Broken Link Checker
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	500K–600K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 41	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	69/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	89/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.78★ ✓
Reviews	0	603 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.6y ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	48	1.5M ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

External Links Mask Broken Link Checker

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.