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

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by Erick Hitter

Health B78

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by Mark Jaquith

Health A88

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.

Metric	External Permalinks Redux	Page Links To
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 78	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	82/100	92/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★	4.83★ ✓
Reviews	4	157 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	85/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8mo ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	264	13.5K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ 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.