List Children vs ShortCode

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

Health C60

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	List Children	ShortCode
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200 ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 60 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	40/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	—
Reviews	2 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	59/100 ✓	28/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	1.5y ago ✓	16.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	108 ✓	24
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5% ✓	0.5%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

List ChildrenShortCode

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.