Post Slider vs Post Next

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

Health F37

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

Post Slider moved down one install band, 100+ to 90+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Post Slider	Post Next
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90–100 ✓	30–40
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	F · 37	D · 46 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	52/100	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.1★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	22 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	42/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	7.1y ago ✓	8.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	90 ✓	52
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	0.2% ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Post SliderPost Next

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.