Guest Author vs GuestDock

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

Guest Author

by WebFactory

Health B84

GuestDock

by RAKIBUZZAMAN

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Guest AuthorGuestDock

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	Guest Author	GuestDock
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K ✓	50–60
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-29%
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	—
Reviews	13 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100 ✓	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	976 ✓	173
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	6.1% ✓	2.6%
Category	Uncategorized	Security

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

Release activity

Guest AuthorGuestDock

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.