Load More Posts vs Ajax Load More

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

Health D54

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Ajax Load More moved down one install band, 40K+ to 30K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Load More Posts	Ajax Load More
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	D · 54	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	27/100	98/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	1	287 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	61/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.9y ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	107	9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.7% ✓	1.2%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Load More PostsAjax Load More

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.