No Self Ping vs Force Ping Display with Disqus

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

No Self Ping

by Michael Adams (mdawaffe)

Health A86

Force Ping Display with Disqus

by Speeddymon

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

No Self Ping Force Ping Display with Disqus

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 Self Ping	Force Ping Display with Disqus
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	D · 44
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★ ✓	3.86★
Reviews	14 ✓	4
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	9d ago ✓	10.4y ago
Downloads · 30d	928 ✓	25
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

No Self Ping Force Ping Display with Disqus

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.