Linked Variations for WooCommerce vs Free Product Sample for WooCommerce

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

Health B83

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

Free Product Sample for WooCommerce moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Linked Variations for WooCommerce	Free Product Sample for WooCommerce
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600 ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	B · 78
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	92/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	67/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	3.7★
Reviews	5	34 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2d ago ✓	5mo ago
Downloads · 30d	526 ✓	200
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	6.3% ✓	0.7%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Linked Variations for WooCommerceFree Product Sample for WooCommerce

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.