Open in New Window Plugin vs WP Open Comment Links in New Window

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

Open in New Window Plugin

by Keith P. Graham

Health C57

WP Open Comment Links in New Window

by Dipak Gajjar

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Open in New Window Plugin WP Open Comment Links in New Window

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	Open in New Window Plugin	WP Open Comment Links in New Window
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 57	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	23/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.39★ ✓	3.99★
Reviews	16 ✓	4
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	69/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.1y ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	429 ✓	97
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Open in New Window Plugin WP Open Comment Links in New Window

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.