LinkCentral vs ShortLinks Pro

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

LinkCentral

by Design for WP

Health A89

ShortLinks Pro

by Ruben Garcia

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

LinkCentral ShortLinks Pro

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	LinkCentral	ShortLinks Pro
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500 ✓	100–200
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 89 ✓	A · 88
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100 ✓	87/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.57★ ✓	4.45★
Reviews	19 ✓	12
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	95/100 ✓	94/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	15d ago	10d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	704 ✓	592
Category	Analytics	Analytics

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

Release activity

LinkCentral ShortLinks Pro

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.