Library vs Remove Orphan Shortcodes

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

Library

by Patrick Daly

Health D45

Remove Orphan Shortcodes

by Meks

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

LibraryRemove Orphan Shortcodes

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	Library	Remove Orphan Shortcodes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+11% ✓	0%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 51 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	20/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	72/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	1	14 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	53/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	10.8y ago	2.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	256	413 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	21% ✓	4.2%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

LibraryRemove Orphan Shortcodes

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.