Glossary Index vs Alphabetical Pagination

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

Glossary Index

by stepanvanek

Health C69

Alphabetical Pagination

by mansoormunib

Health B77

Active-install trajectory

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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	Glossary Index	Alphabetical Pagination
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90 ✓	30–40
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+33% ✓	0%
Overall health	—	B · 77 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	71/100	92/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	64/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	3.6★ ✓
Reviews	0	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	10mo ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	85	92 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	6.1% ✓	0.5%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

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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.