JSON feed vs JSON Feed (jsonfeed.org)

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

JSON feed

by chrisnorthwood

Health D41

JSON Feed (jsonfeed.org)

by mantonr

Health D52

Active-install trajectory

JSON feedJSON Feed (jsonfeed.org)

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	JSON feed	JSON Feed (jsonfeed.org)
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	D · 52 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	15/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.22★ ✓
Reviews	0	5 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	32/100	60/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	17.0y ago	2.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	66	563 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	1.7% ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

JSON feedJSON Feed (jsonfeed.org)

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.