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Nofollow External Links (SEO) vs Nofollow for external link

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

Nofollow External Links (SEO) and Nofollow for external link are close on health (D · 49 vs D · 48), with nothing separating them on the sub-scores.

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	Nofollow External Links (SEO)	Nofollow for external link
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	9K–10K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-75%	-10% ✓
Overall health	D · 49 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	17/100 ✓	16/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100 ✓	69/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	3	36 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	56/100	62/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	2.5y ago ✓	2.5y ago
Downloads, last 30d	112	1.5K ✓
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.	-22%	+12%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.9%	3.1% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	SEO

✓ 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.