OS Integration vs Custom Windows Pinned Tiles

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

OS Integration

by Greg Ross

Health D49

Custom Windows Pinned Tiles

by Nick Halsey

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

OS IntegrationCustom Windows Pinned Tiles

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	OS Integration	Custom Windows Pinned Tiles
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80 ✓	30–40
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-22%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 49 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	9/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	5 ✓	4
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	53/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	2.9y ago ✓	11.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	106 ✓	64
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8% ✓	0.4%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

OS IntegrationCustom Windows Pinned Tiles

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.