IssueM vs News Manager

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

Health C65

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

News Manager moved down one install band, 700+ to 600+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	IssueM	News Manager
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	600–700 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	C · 65 ✓	D · 44
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	54/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	75/100 ✓	72/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	13 ✓	9
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	75/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	1.2y ago ✓	10.4y ago
Downloads · 30d	309 ✓	179
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.1%	1.3% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

IssueMNews Manager

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.