International Phone Number Format vs Masks Form Fields

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

International Phone Number Format

by Mohamed Endisha

Health D49

Masks Form Fields

by Petermann

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

International Phone Number Format Masks Form Fields

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	International Phone Number Format	Masks Form Fields
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-40%	-10% ✓
Overall health	D · 49	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	12/100	99/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.62★ ✓
Reviews	2	23 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	56/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.8y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	71	827 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Forms

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

Release activity

International Phone Number Format Masks Form Fields

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.