Menu Item Types vs Simply Show Hooks

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

Menu Item Types

by Maxime Pertici

Health D42

Simply Show Hooks

by stuartobrien

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Menu Item Types	Simply Show Hooks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-75% ✓
Overall health	D · 42	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	4/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.82★ ✓
Reviews	0	63 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	49/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.7y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	23	548 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Menu Item Types Simply Show Hooks

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.