Follow us on widget vs Follow Us Badges

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

Health D45

Health D54

Active-install trajectory

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	Follow us on widget	Follow Us Badges
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	D · 54 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	19/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.99★	4.24★ ✓
Reviews	2	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	64/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	2.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	91	231 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Social

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

Release activity

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.