Noindex Links vs noindex SEO

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

noindex SEO is the safest pick: health B · 84 against 60 for Noindex Links, led by stronger maintenance.

Noindex Links

by Flector

Health C60

noindex SEO

by ROBOTSTXT.es

Health B84

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	Noindex Links	noindex SEO
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	3K–4K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-20%	Stable ✓
Overall health	C · 60	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	42/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	1	2 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	66/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.5y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	73	825 ✓
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.	-18%	-8%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.4%	5.3% ✓
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.