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Pagination by BestWebSoft vs WP-PageNavi

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

Pagination by BestWebSoft and WP-PageNavi are close on health (A · 90 vs A · 89), with nothing separating them on the sub-scores.

Active-install trajectory

WP-PageNavi moved down one install band, 500K+ to 400K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Pagination by BestWebSoft WP-PageNavi
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 5K–6K 400K–500K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. Stable ✓ 500K+ → 400K+
Overall health A · 90 ✓ A · 89
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 100/100 100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 92/100 ✓ 91/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.6★ ✓ 4.6★
Reviews 45 149 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 97/100 98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 6d ago ✓ 2mo ago
Downloads, last 30d 2.7K 67.5K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. +30% -19%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 2.6% 2.9% ✓
Category Blocks Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Pagination by BestWebSoftWP-PageNavi

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.