Meta Tag Manager vs The SEO Framework

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

Meta Tag Manager

by Marcus (aka @msykes)

Health A90

The SEO Framework

by Sybre Waaijer

Health B74

Active-install trajectory

Meta Tag Manager The SEO Framework

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	Meta Tag Manager	The SEO Framework
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70K–80K	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	B · 74
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	99/100 ✓	77/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	36/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.66★	4.87★ ✓
Reviews	84	378 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	9mo ago
Downloads · 30d	3.9K	27.6K ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Meta Tag Manager The SEO Framework

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.