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News Magazine X Core vs Listdomer Core

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

Active-install trajectory

News Magazine X CoreListdomer Core

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 News Magazine X Core Listdomer Core
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 5K–6K ✓ 300–400
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. Stable ✓ -40%
Overall health — —
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 92/100 100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. — —
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. — —
Rating (weighted for review count) — —
Reviews 0 0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 77/100 86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 5mo ago 4d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d 1.2K ✓ 820
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. +12% +43%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 17% ✓ 1.4%
Category Content & Feeds Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

News Magazine X CoreListdomer Core

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.