Just Writing Statistics vs Word Counter

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

Just Writing Statistics

by Greg Ross

Health C62

Word Counter

by nearchx

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

Just Writing Statistics Word Counter

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	Just Writing Statistics	Word Counter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 62 ✓	D · 46
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	40/100 ✓	14/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	4 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	74/100 ✓	58/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	1.5y ago ✓	2.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	303 ✓	26
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Just Writing Statistics Word Counter

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.