Next Page, Not Next Post vs Better Section Navigation

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

Next Page, Not Next Post

by Matt McInvale

Health D49

Better Section Navigation

by cornershop

Health B76

Active-install trajectory

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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	Next Page, Not Next Post	Better Section Navigation
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	600–700
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	D · 49	B · 76 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	75/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	80/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.45★ ✓	4.17★
Reviews	12 ✓	4
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	85/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.0y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	165	168 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

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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.