German Slugs vs Automatically Update Permalinks

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

German Slugs

by texttheater

Health D47

Automatically Update Permalinks

by WP Zone

Health D54

Active-install trajectory

German SlugsAutomatically Update Permalinks

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	German Slugs	Automatically Update Permalinks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-22%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	D · 54 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	21/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	81/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.2★
Reviews	5	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	58/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	4.8y ago	2.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	174	318 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.3%	6.7% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

German SlugsAutomatically Update Permalinks

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.