Plug Chat vs Cresta Social Messenger

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

Health B74

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Plug Chat moved down one install band, 20+ to 10+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Plug Chat	Cresta Social Messenger
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	D · 45 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	84/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	74/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	3.99★ ✓
Reviews	0	5 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	86/100 ✓	45/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	7mo ago ✓	5.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	63	241 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	1.9% ✓
Category	Chat & Support	Social

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

Release activity

Plug ChatCresta Social Messenger

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.