Markdown on Save vs WP-Markdown

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

Markdown on Save

by Mark Jaquith

Health D52

WP-Markdown

by Stephen Harris

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

Markdown on Save WP-Markdown

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	Markdown on Save	WP-Markdown
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80	300–400 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	D · 52 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	19/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★	4.29★ ✓
Reviews	3	28 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	55/100 ✓	51/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	2.4y ago ✓	8.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	74	131 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Markdown on Save WP-Markdown

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.