PageForge vs Townsmith Local Pages Engine

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

Health A85

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	PageForge	Townsmith Local Pages Engine
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80 ✓	—
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+600% ✓	—
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	B · 83
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	3 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	17d ago	4d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	969 ✓	433
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.7% ✓	—
Category	AI	SEO

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

Release activity

PageForgeTownsmith Local Pages Engine

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.