Insert Pages vs Display Posts

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

Insert Pages

by Paul Ryan

Health A90

Display Posts

by Bill Erickson

Health C63

Active-install trajectory

Insert Pages Display Posts

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	Insert Pages	Display Posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K	80K–90K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	C · 63
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	29/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.65★	4.78★ ✓
Reviews	71	164 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	77/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	1.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	4.5K ✓	3.6K
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Insert Pages Display Posts

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.