Page Keys vs Display Posts

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

Page Keys

by Thorsten Frommen

Health C69

Display Posts

by Bill Erickson

Health C61

Active-install trajectory

Page KeysDisplay Posts

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	Page Keys	Display Posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	80K–90K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	C · 61 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	71/100 ✓	24/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.78★ ✓
Reviews	0	164 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	78/100 ✓	76/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	10mo ago ✓	2.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	96	4.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.6%	6.3% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Page KeysDisplay Posts

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.