Auto Post Expire vs Show/Hide Content at Set Time

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

Auto Post Expire

by ninjatech24

Health C65

Show/Hide Content at Set Time

by Dave Clements

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

Auto Post Expire Show/Hide Content at Set Time

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	Auto Post Expire	Show/Hide Content at Set Time
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+43% ✓	0%
Overall health	C · 65 ✓	D · 51
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	54/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.64★ ✓
Reviews	1	33 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	64/100 ✓	48/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	1.2y ago ✓	6.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	213	263 ✓
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.