Link Juice Optimizer vs JS Links

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

Link Juice Optimizer

by Fede Gómez

Health D51

JS Links

by Pierre Ribeaucourt

Health C68

Active-install trajectory

Link Juice Optimizer JS Links

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 Juice Optimizer	JS Links
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 51	C · 68 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	14/100	70/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	4 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	57/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.6y ago	10mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	268 ✓	30
Category	Uncategorized	SEO

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

Release activity

Link Juice Optimizer JS Links

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.