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Library Management System vs Library Bookshelves

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

Library Management System is the safest pick: health A · 85 against 60 for Library Bookshelves, led by stronger maintenance.

Active-install trajectory

Library Management System moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Library Management System	Library Bookshelves
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	500–600 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-33%	Stable ✓
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	C · 60
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	35/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	14 ✓	9
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100 ✓	67/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	17d ago ✓	1.7y ago
Downloads, last 30d	1.1K ✓	247
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.	+76%	+15%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	1.7% ✓
Category	Education	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Library Management SystemLibrary Bookshelves

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.