Highlite vs Highlight Magic

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

Highlite

by SacredWP

Health C64

Highlight Magic

by Prashant Thakur

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Highlite	Highlight Magic
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20 ✓	0–0
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	—
Overall health	C · 64 ✓	D · 51
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	52/100 ✓	28/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	1 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100 ✓	65/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.2y ago ✓	1.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	31 ✓	21
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Highlite Highlight Magic

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.