Post List Designer vs Bake Posts

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

Post List Designer

by InfornWeb

Health A85

Bake Posts

by wpnaga

Health D46

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	Post List Designer	Bake Posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	20–30
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	D · 46
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	8 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	39/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	23d ago ✓	7.4y ago
Downloads · 30d	1.3K ✓	47
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1% ✓	0.5%
Category	Uncategorized	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.