HTTPS Domain Alias vs Simple HTTPS

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

HTTPS Domain Alias

by Otto Kekäläinen

Health D47

Simple HTTPS

by neoslab

Health C62

Active-install trajectory

HTTPS Domain Alias Simple HTTPS

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	HTTPS Domain Alias	Simple HTTPS
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	400–500 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 47	C · 62 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	47/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	5 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	75/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	6.1y ago	1.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	46	226 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

HTTPS Domain Alias Simple HTTPS

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.