Plugin Organizer vs Plugin Groups

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

Plugin Organizer

by Jeff Sterup

Health A90

Plugin Groups

by David Cramer

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Plugin Organizer Plugin Groups

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	Plugin Organizer	Plugin Groups
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	A · 85
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100 ✓	79/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.69★ ✓	4.16★
Reviews	227 ✓	31
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5d ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads · 30d	8.0K ✓	432
Category	Uncategorized	Search

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

Release activity

Plugin Organizer Plugin Groups

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.