Full UTF-8 vs Content Cleaner

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

Full UTF-8

by Andrea Ercolino

Health D47

Content Cleaner

by colin3440

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Full UTF-8Content Cleaner

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	Full UTF-8	Content Cleaner
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400 ✓	30–40
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	+200% ✓
Overall health	D · 47 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	—
Reviews	6 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	12.1y ago	9.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	108 ✓	52
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5%	1.8% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Full UTF-8Content Cleaner

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.