Practo vs Search Regex

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

Health D45

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Search Regex moved down one install band, 200K+ to 100K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Practo	Search Regex
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 45	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	1	101 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.5y ago	29d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	66	140.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.4%	3.5% ✓
Category	Booking & Events	Search

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

Release activity

PractoSearch Regex

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.