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Popular Posts vs WP Popular Posts

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

Active-install trajectory

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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 Popular Posts WP Popular Posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 50–60 100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. +150% ✓ 0%
Overall health — A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 3/100 100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. — 88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. — 72/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count) — 4.5★ ✓
Reviews 0 249 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 36/100 92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. High Low ✓
Last updated 9.7y ago 2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d 64 73.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 1.6% ✓ 1.1%
Category Admin & Utilities Uncategorized

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

Release activity

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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.