Plugins List vs Show User Registration Date

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

Plugins List

by nutsmuggler

Health A88

Show User Registration Date

by Carlos Martínez Romero

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

Plugins List Show User Registration Date

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	Plugins List	Show User Registration Date
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800	900–1K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	-10% ✓
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	D · 44
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	5/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.45★ ✓	3.87★
Reviews	12 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	92/100 ✓	51/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	9d ago ✓	3.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	205 ✓	152
Category	Uncategorized	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Plugins List Show User Registration Date

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.