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Lana Downloads Manager vs Simple Download Counter

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

Simple Download Counter is the safest pick: health A · 89 against 75 for Lana Downloads Manager, led by stronger maintenance.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Lana Downloads Manager	Simple Download Counter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K ✓	2K–3K
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	B · 75	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	67/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	89/100	89/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★ ✓	4.5★
Reviews	16	19 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	79/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11mo ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads, last 30d	724	1.2K ✓
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.	+40%	+24%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.0%	5.5% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Analytics

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

Release activity

Lana Downloads ManagerSimple 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.