Page Parts vs Next Page, Not Next Post

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

Page Parts

by Ben Huson

Health B73

Next Page, Not Next Post

by Matt McInvale

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Page Parts Next Page, Not Next Post

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 Parts	Next Page, Not Next Post
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 73 ✓	D · 49
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	74/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.45★ ✓
Reviews	1	12 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	76/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	9mo ago ✓	12.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	66	171 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Page Parts Next Page, Not Next Post

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.