Modify Comment Parent vs DCO Comment Attachment

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

Modify Comment Parent

by Sal Ferrarello

Health B73

DCO Comment Attachment

by Denis Yanchevskiy

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

Modify Comment ParentDCO Comment Attachment

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	Modify Comment Parent	DCO Comment Attachment
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	5K–6K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+14% ✓	-44%
Overall health	B · 73 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	72/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.35★ ✓
Reviews	2	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	72/100 ✓	43/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	10mo ago ✓	4.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	83	539 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.2%	7.3% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Media

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

Release activity

Modify Comment ParentDCO Comment Attachment

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.