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List categories vs List category posts

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

Active-install trajectory

List categories moved down one install band, 6K+ to 5K+; List category posts moved down one install band, 80K+ to 70K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric List categories List category posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 5K–6K 80K–90K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. -17% -13% ✓
Overall health A · 86 A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 100/100 ✓ 96/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 82/100 93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.3★ 4.7★ ✓
Reviews 15 254 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 91/100 ✓ 82/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 2mo ago ✓ 4mo ago
Downloads · 30d 692 8.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 6.4% ✓ 1.8%
Category Uncategorized Uncategorized

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

Release activity

List categoriesList category posts

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.