Pluginception vs WooCommerce New Product Badge

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

Pluginception

by Samuel Wood (Otto)

Health A90

WooCommerce New Product Badge

by James Koster

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

Pluginception WooCommerce New Product Badge

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	Pluginception	WooCommerce New Product Badge
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K ✓	800–900
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+33% ✓	-20%
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	D · 46
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100 ✓	77/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.62★ ✓	4.08★
Reviews	23 ✓	12
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	38/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	25d ago ✓	8.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	331 ✓	95
Category	Uncategorized	eCommerce

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

Release activity

Pluginception WooCommerce New Product Badge

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.