Fade vs Page Transition

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

Health D53

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

Page Transition moved down one install band, 800+ to 700+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Fade	Page Transition
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	700–800 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	D · 53 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	21/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★	4.37★ ✓
Reviews	3	33 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	66/100 ✓	44/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	2.2y ago ✓	12.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	77	165 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.9%	2.2% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

FadePage Transition

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.