Lana Downloads Manager vs Simple Download Counter

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

Lana Downloads Manager

by Lana Codes

Health B79

Simple Download Counter

by Jeff Starr

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Lana Downloads Manager Simple Download 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	Lana Downloads Manager	Simple Download Counter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K ✓	2K–3K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 79	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	77/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	89/100	89/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.53★ ✓	4.51★
Reviews	16	19 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9mo ago	20d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	416	2.2K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Analytics

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

Release activity

Lana Downloads Manager Simple Download 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.