Mention Links vs Display Tweets

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

Mention Links

by rtCamp

Health D52

Display Tweets

by MatthewRuddy

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Mention LinksDisplay Tweets

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	Mention Links	Display Tweets
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	800–900 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	D · 52 ✓	D · 50
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	22/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.49★ ✓
Reviews	1	14 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	65/100 ✓	41/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	2.2y ago ✓	8.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	49	153 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	1.5% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

Mention LinksDisplay Tweets

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.