Mark New Posts vs String locator

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

Mark New Posts

by i.lychkov

Health C60

String locator

by InstaWP

Health C64

Active-install trajectory

Mark New Posts String locator

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Mark New Posts	String locator
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 60	C · 64 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	33/100	37/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.33★	4.58★ ✓
Reviews	12	125 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	73/100 ✓	69/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.7y ago	1.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	117	7.8K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Search

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

Release activity

Mark New Posts String locator

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.