Generate Cache vs WP Maintenance

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

Health D45

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

WP Maintenance moved up one install band, 50K+ to 60K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Generate Cache	WP Maintenance
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	60K–70K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+20% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	98/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.99★	4.60★ ✓
Reviews	5	98 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	68/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	14.6y ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	52	6.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	4.3% ✓
Category	Performance	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Generate CacheWP Maintenance

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.