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Gift Message for WooCommerce vs WC Gift Packaging

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

Gift Message for WooCommerce is the safest pick: health C · 58 against 45 for WC Gift Packaging, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Gift Message for WooCommerce	WC Gift Packaging
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300 ✓	100–200
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	C · 58 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	42/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	2	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	68/100 ✓	39/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	1.5y ago ✓	7.3y ago
Downloads, last 30d	165 ✓	106
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-3%	+13%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.9% ✓	1.8%
Category	eCommerce	eCommerce

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

Release activity

Gift Message for WooCommerceWC Gift Packaging

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.