Optin Comment Notifications vs Lightweight Subscribe To Comments

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

Health D46

Health C58

Active-install trajectory

Optin Comment Notifications moved down one install band, 60+ to 50+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Optin Comment Notifications	Lightweight Subscribe To Comments
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	C · 58 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	22/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	3	25 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	67/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	7.6y ago	2.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	81	335 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.1%	5.4% ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Optin Comment NotificationsLightweight Subscribe To Comments

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.