Post Rotation vs Total Slider

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

Post Rotation

by digitalemphasis

Health D46

Total Slider

by Van Patten Media

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

Post RotationTotal Slider

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 Rotation	Total Slider
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400 ✓	90–100
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+13% ✓
Overall health	D · 46 ✓	D · 43
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	68/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	9	9
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	5.6y ago ✓	11.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	123 ✓	87
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.4% ✓	0.3%
Category	Uncategorized	Media

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

Release activity

Post RotationTotal Slider

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.