Light Views Counter vs WP-PostViews

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

Health B79

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Light Views Counter moved up one install band, 2K+ to 3K+; WP-PostViews moved down one install band, 100K+ to 90K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Light Views Counter	WP-PostViews
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	90K–100K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+50% ✓	-10%
Overall health	B · 79	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	90/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	1	65 ✓
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	6mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.1K	11.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	22% ✓	2.6%
Category	Analytics	Analytics

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

Release activity

Light Views CounterWP-PostViews

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.