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 D50

Custom Windows Pinned Tiles

by Nick Halsey

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

OS Integration Custom 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 · 50 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	12/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.16★	4.17★ ✓
Reviews	5 ✓	4
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	59/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	2.7y ago ✓	11.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	60 ✓	53
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

OS Integration Custom 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.