Link Diagnostics vs Link Checker

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

Link Diagnostics

by swiftspeed

Health B82

Link Checker

by Marco Beierer

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

Link Diagnostics Link Checker

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	Link Diagnostics	Link Checker
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+300% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 82 ✓	B · 78
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	99/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100 ✓	59/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.91★ ✓	3.38★
Reviews	2	30 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	75/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	14d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	92	2.8K ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Link Diagnostics Link Checker

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.