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Podlove Podcast Publisher vs MPL-Publisher

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

MPL-Publisher and Podlove Podcast Publisher are close on health (A · 88 vs A · 86). MPL-Publisher has the stronger rating quality.

Active-install trajectory

MPL-Publisher moved down one install band, 800+ to 700+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Podlove Podcast Publisher MPL-Publisher
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 3K–4K ✓ 700–800
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. Stable ✓ -13%
Overall health A · 86 A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 100/100 ✓ 95/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 82/100 93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.2★ 4.7★ ✓
Reviews 45 46 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 96/100 98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 23d ago ✓ 4mo ago
Downloads, last 30d 5.9K ✓ 429
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. +30% +19%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 0.5% 1.4% ✓
Category Content & Feeds Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Podlove Podcast PublisherMPL-Publisher

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.