If Modified Since vs Yoast SEO

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

Health D44

Health A98

Active-install trajectory

If Modified Since moved up one install band, 900+ to 1K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	If Modified Since	Yoast SEO
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	10M+ ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+11% ✓	0%
Overall health	D · 44	A · 98 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	97/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	3	27,820 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.2y ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	225	11.8M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	15% ✓	1.0%
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

If Modified SinceYoast SEO

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.