Groups vs Simple Membership Form Shortcode

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

Groups

by itthinx

Health A91

Simple Membership Form Shortcode

by wp.insider

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Groups Simple Membership Form Shortcode

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	Groups	Simple Membership Form Shortcode
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	2K–3K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	A · 91 ✓	B · 84
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	96/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.81★ ✓	4.06★
Reviews	381 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	27d ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	10.0K ✓	426
Category	Membership	Membership

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

Release activity

Groups Simple Membership Form Shortcode

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.