Post Content Shortcodes vs W4 Post List

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

Post Content Shortcodes

by Curtiss Grymala

Health D50

W4 Post List

by Shazzad Hossain Khan

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Post Content Shortcodes W4 Post List

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	Post Content Shortcodes	W4 Post List
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	-25% ✓
Overall health	D · 50	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.55★	4.62★ ✓
Reviews	31	94 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	46/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.4y ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	198	7.1K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Post Content Shortcodes W4 Post List

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.