html in author bios vs Subdomains

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

html in author bios

by Pankaj Anupam

Health D43

Subdomains

by Pankaj Anupam

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

html in author biosSubdomains

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	html in author bios	Subdomains
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	90–100 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 43	D · 45 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.77★	4.06★ ✓
Reviews	2	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	30/100	33/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	11.7y ago	10.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	60	96 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4% ✓	0.4%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

html in author biosSubdomains

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.