Markdown on Save vs WP-Markdown

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

Health D51

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

WP-Markdown moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

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 · 51 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	16/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	3	28 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	48/100	51/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	2.5y ago ✓	8.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	80	166 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5% ✓	0.3%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Markdown on SaveWP-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.