Falling Things vs Falling Shapes

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

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Falling Things moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Falling Things	Falling Shapes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300 ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 83	B · 83
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	74/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.92★	3.98★ ✓
Reviews	3 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	187 ✓	160
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.0% ✓	0.9%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Falling ThingsFalling Shapes

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.