Link Manager vs VS Link Manager

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

Link Manager

by Andrew Nacin

Health D48

VS Link Manager

by Guido

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Link Manager VS Link Manager

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 Manager	VS Link Manager
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	+100% ✓
Overall health	D · 48	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.37★ ✓	4.06★
Reviews	33 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	51/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	14d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	719 ✓	119
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Link Manager VS Link Manager

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.