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IRM Newsroom vs Share Link

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

IRM Newsroom and Share Link are close on health (B · 84 vs B · 83), with nothing separating them on the sub-scores.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	IRM Newsroom	Share Link
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80	100–200 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	B · 83
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	2 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads, last 30d	159	218 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-17%	+44%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2% ✓	0.9%
Category	Social	Social

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

Release activity

IRM NewsroomShare Link

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.