MetaTag vs SEO SIMPLE PACK

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

Health D46

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	MetaTag	SEO SIMPLE PACK
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	90/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	3	14 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	79/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	6.4y ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	156	17.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.0%	7.2% ✓
Category	SEO	Analytics

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

Release activity

MetaTagSEO SIMPLE PACK

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.