PBP own post, media & comments for Author vs Add From Server

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

PBP own post, media & comments for Author

by projoktibangla

Health D46

Add From Server

by Dion Hulse

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

PBP own post, media & comments for Author Add From Server

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	PBP own post, media & comments for Author	Add From Server
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	60K–70K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	D · 46	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★	4.57★ ✓
Reviews	3	239 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	50/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	11.4y ago	5.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	64	1.4K ✓
Category	Media	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

PBP own post, media & comments for Author Add From Server

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.