No Category Base (WPML) vs WP Remove Category Base

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

No Category Base (WPML)

by DigitalME

Health A87

WP Remove Category Base

by ezraverheijen

Health D49

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	No Category Base (WPML)	WP Remove Category Base
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	6K–7K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	D · 49
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	34 ✓	10
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	95/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	6d ago ✓	8.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	42.5K ✓	477
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	8.7% ✓	7.1%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

No Category Base (WPML)WP Remove Category Base

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.