Front End PM vs Facebook Chat Plugin

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

Front End PM

by Shamim Hasan

Health C66

Facebook Chat Plugin

by Facebook

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Front End PM Facebook Chat Plugin

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	Front End PM	Facebook Chat Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20% ✓	-22%
Overall health	C · 66 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	39/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100 ✓	64/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.76★ ✓	3.56★
Reviews	219	302 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100 ✓	51/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	1.5y ago ✓	4.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	548	1.3K ✓
Category	Chat & Support	Chat & Support

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

Release activity

Front End PM Facebook Chat Plugin

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.