Most Comments vs List Custom Taxonomy Widget

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

Health D41

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

List Custom Taxonomy Widget moved down one install band, 9K+ to 8K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Most Comments	List Custom Taxonomy Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	8K–9K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-11%
Overall health	—	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	98/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	0	21 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	18.1y ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	63	823 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	6.5% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Most CommentsList Custom Taxonomy Widget

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.