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MetalpriceAPI vs Gold Price Live

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

MetalpriceAPI is the safest pick: health B · 83 against 78 for Gold Price Live, led by stronger rating quality.

Active-install trajectory

MetalpriceAPI moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+; Gold Price Live moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	MetalpriceAPI	Gold Price Live
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600 ✓	200–300
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-17% ✓	300+ → 200+
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	B · 78
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	58/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	3.3★
Reviews	3	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	289 ✓	243
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-13%	-19%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1% ✓	1.4%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

MetalpriceAPIGold Price Live

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.