Fatal Error Notify vs Error Notify Slack

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

Fatal Error Notify

by Jack Arturo

Health B82

Error Notify Slack

by Max

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Fatal Error Notify Error Notify Slack

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	Fatal Error Notify	Error Notify Slack
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	6K–7K ✓	50–60
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	B · 82 ✓	D · 49
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	85/100 ✓	22/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.43★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	18 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100 ✓	63/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	7mo ago ✓	2.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	800 ✓	63
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Fatal Error Notify Error Notify Slack

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.