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Hide Trackbacks vs Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks

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

Active-install trajectory

Hide Trackbacks moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+; Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Hide Trackbacks Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 300–400 ✓ 200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. -25% ✓ -33%
Overall health A · 85 ✓ B · 84
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 100/100 100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 79/100 ✓ 76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.2★ ✓ 4.1★
Reviews 6 ✓ 2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 88/100 89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 3mo ago 26d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d 299 527 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 1.6% ✓ 0.8%
Category Security Security

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

Release activity

Hide TrackbacksAuto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks

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.