Latest Posts vs WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts

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

Active-install trajectory

Latest Posts moved down one install band, 5K+ to 4K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Latest Posts	WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K ✓	—
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20% ✓	—
Overall health	B · 79 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	84/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.15★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	7 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	40/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	7mo ago ✓	6.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	639 ✓	40
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.3% ✓	—
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Latest PostsWPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts

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.