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iRobots.txt SEO vs WP Sitemap Page

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

WP Sitemap Page is the safest pick: health A · 91 against 45 for iRobots.txt SEO, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

iRobots.txt SEO moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+; WP Sitemap Page moved down one install band, 300K+ to 200K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	iRobots.txt SEO	WP Sitemap Page
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	200K–300K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	300+ → 200+	300K+ → 200K+
Overall health	D · 45	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	2	205 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	16.4y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	113	30K ✓
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.	+30%	-22%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	5.5% ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

iRobots.txt SEOWP Sitemap Page

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.