Feed Template Customize vs FeedWordPress

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

Feed Template Customize

by wokamoto

Health D45

FeedWordPress

by C. Johnson

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Feed Template Customize FeedWordPress

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	Feed Template Customize	FeedWordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	D · 45	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	98/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.15★ ✓
Reviews	2	61 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	13.2y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	79	1.2K ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

Feed Template Customize FeedWordPress

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.