Permalink History vs Custom Permalinks

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

Permalink History

by Palasthotel GmbH

Health B80

Custom Permalinks

by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Permalink HistoryCustom Permalinks

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	Permalink History	Custom Permalinks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-60%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	77/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.07★ ✓
Reviews	0	116 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	29d ago	18d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	200	110.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	3.7% ✓
Category	Backup	SEO

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

Release activity

Permalink HistoryCustom Permalinks

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.