Mini Course Generator vs ValidateCertify Free

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

Health C57

Health B74

Active-install trajectory

ValidateCertify Free moved down one install band, 1K+ to 900+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Mini Course Generator	ValidateCertify Free
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	900–1K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	—	B · 74 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	41/100	80/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	71/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	3.9★ ✓
Reviews	0	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	66/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.5y ago	8mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	258	280 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	6.9% ✓
Category	AI	Education

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

Release activity

Mini Course GeneratorValidateCertify Free

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.