IntenseDebate Comments vs Meks Smart Author Widget

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

IntenseDebate Comments

by Automattic

Health F38

Meks Smart Author Widget

by Meks

Health D54

Active-install trajectory

IntenseDebate Comments Meks Smart Author Widget

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	IntenseDebate Comments	Meks Smart Author Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	F · 38	D · 54 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	5/100	23/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	54/100	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.18★	4.14★ ✓
Reviews	9 ✓	8
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	51/100	58/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	3.5y ago	2.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	297	803 ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

IntenseDebate Comments Meks Smart Author Widget

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.