LiveSession vs Hotjar

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

Health D45

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Hotjar moved down one install band, 70K+ to 60K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	LiveSession	Hotjar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	60K–70K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	8/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	58/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	3.3★
Reviews	1	18 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	41/100	43/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	5.3y ago	3.0y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	210	3.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	5.4% ✓
Category	Analytics	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

LiveSessionHotjar

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.