Posts per Cat vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

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

Health C63

Active-install trajectory

Posts per Cat moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Posts per Cat	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 63 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	41/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100 ✓	83/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.34★ ✓	4.28★
Reviews	8	12 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	76/100 ✓	40/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	1.5y ago ✓	8.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	146	383 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	11% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Posts per CatRecent Posts by Category Widget

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.