Pre-Publish Checklist vs Pre-Publish Post Checklist

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

Pre-Publish Checklist

by Pratik Chaskar

Health B81

Pre-Publish Post Checklist

by danbriapps

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

Pre-Publish Checklist Pre-Publish Post Checklist

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	Pre-Publish Checklist	Pre-Publish Post Checklist
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	100–200
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 81 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	82/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	81/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.43★ ✓	4.22★
Reviews	11 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	87/100 ✓	38/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	7mo ago ✓	11.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	236 ✓	68
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Pre-Publish Checklist Pre-Publish Post Checklist

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.