ND Shortcodes vs Elements For Elementor

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

ND Shortcodes

by nicdark

Health C57

Elements For Elementor

by nicdark

Health D53

Active-install trajectory

ND Shortcodes Elements For Elementor

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	ND Shortcodes	Elements For Elementor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K ✓	10K–20K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 57 ✓	D · 53
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	43/100 ✓	33/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	64/100	65/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.59★	3.60★ ✓
Reviews	13 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100 ✓	71/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.4y ago ✓	1.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	1.0K ✓	683
Category	Page Builders	Page Builders

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

Release activity

ND Shortcodes Elements For Elementor

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.