Hide Element Shortcode vs Blog-in-Blog

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

Health D45

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

Blog-in-Blog moved down one install band, 900+ to 800+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Hide Element Shortcode	Blog-in-Blog
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	800–900 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-11%
Overall health	D · 45	B · 78 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	74/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	1	16 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	32/100	81/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.1y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	90	287 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.5% ✓	0.7%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Hide Element ShortcodeBlog-in-Blog

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.