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MakeStories (for Google Web Stories) vs Web Stories

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

MakeStories (for Google Web Stories) is the safest pick: health B · 84 against 62 for Web Stories, led by stronger maintenance.

Active-install trajectory

MakeStories (for Google Web Stories) moved down one install band, 700+ to 600+; Web Stories 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 MakeStories (for Google Web Stories) Web Stories
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 600–700 60K–70K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. -14% 70K+ → 60K+
Overall health B · 84 ✓ C · 62
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 96/100 ✓ 41/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 79/100 79/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.1★ 4.1★ ✓
Reviews 28 87 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 93/100 ✓ 76/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 4mo ago ✓ 1.5y ago
Downloads, last 30d 345 6K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. +10% +4%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 0.6% 2.1% ✓
Category Uncategorized Uncategorized

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

Release activity

MakeStories (for Google Web Stories)Web Stories

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.