PDF Shortcodes Ultimate vs PDF Embedder

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

PDF Shortcodes Ultimate

by Open-DSI

Health D41

PDF Embedder

by Syed Balkhi

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

PDF Shortcodes Ultimate PDF Embedder

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	PDF Shortcodes Ultimate	PDF Embedder
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 41	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.70★ ✓
Reviews	0	518 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.9y ago	17d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	126	167.6K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Blocks

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

Release activity

PDF Shortcodes Ultimate PDF Embedder

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.