Mass Delete Unused Tags vs Auto Prune Posts

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

Mass Delete Unused Tags

by ramon fincken

Health D49

Auto Prune Posts

by ramon fincken

Health B73

Active-install trajectory

Mass Delete Unused Tags Auto Prune Posts

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	Mass Delete Unused Tags	Auto Prune Posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 49	B · 73 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	6/100	72/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.27★ ✓	4.04★
Reviews	6	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	52/100	73/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.5y ago	10mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	115	789 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Mass Delete Unused Tags Auto Prune Posts

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.