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History Log by click5 vs NextCellent Simple History

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

History Log by click5 is the only plugin here with enough reviews to score.

Active-install trajectory

History Log by click5NextCellent Simple History

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 History Log by click5 NextCellent Simple History
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 300–400 ✓ 60–70
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. 400+ → 300+ -14% ✓
Overall health D · 47 ✓ —
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 7/100 ✓ 3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 76/100 ✓ —
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 ✓ —
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.1★ ✓ —
Reviews 2 ✓ 0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 50/100 ✓ 36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Elevated ✓ High
Last updated 3.1y ago ✓ 10.6y ago
Downloads, last 30d 184 ✓ 83
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. -3% +36%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 2.8% ✓ 2.3%
Category Uncategorized Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

History Log by click5NextCellent Simple History

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.