Participants Database vs WP Directory Kit

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

Participants Database

by Roland Barker

Health A92

WP Directory Kit

by WPDirectoryKit

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Participants Database WP Directory Kit

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	Participants Database	WP Directory Kit
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	7K–8K ✓	2K–3K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	A · 92 ✓	A · 90
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	98/100 ✓	92/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.89★ ✓	4.63★
Reviews	320 ✓	35
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	84/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	29d ago	17d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	5.7K ✓	4.7K
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Participants Database WP Directory Kit

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.