Pending Status vs PublishPress Statuses

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

Health B81

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Pending Status moved up one install band, 100+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Pending Status	PublishPress Statuses
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 81	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	89/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	80/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.2★
Reviews	4	4
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	164	1.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.3% ✓	2.0%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Pending StatusPublishPress Statuses

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.