Plugin Notes vs Plugin Notes Plus

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

Health D51

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Plugin Notes moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Plugin Notes	Plugin Notes Plus
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 51	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.7★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	26	62 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.3y ago	3d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	118	4.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.6%	11% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Plugin NotesPlugin Notes Plus

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.