Floating Button vs Button Generator

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

Health B79

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Button Generator moved down one install band, 5K+ to 4K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Floating Button	Button Generator
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	B · 79	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	60/100	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.40★	4.13★ ✓
Reviews	15	18 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	78/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	837	1.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.0%	3.3% ✓
Category	Forms	Forms

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

Release activity

Floating ButtonButton Generator

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.