Master Post Advert vs Floating Ads Bottom

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

Master Post Advert

by m_i_n

Health D41

Floating Ads Bottom

by Aby Rafa

Health C63

Active-install trajectory

Master Post Advert Floating Ads Bottom

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	Master Post Advert	Floating Ads Bottom
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	+100% ✓
Overall health	D · 41	C · 63 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	46/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	77/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.09★ ✓
Reviews	0	7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	77/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	1.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	147	448 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Master Post Advert Floating Ads Bottom

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.