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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 is the safest pick: health B · 77 against 47 for Pre-Publish Post Checklist, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Pre-Publish Checklist	Pre-Publish Post Checklist
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	100–200
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	B · 77 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	72/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	81/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★ ✓	4.2★
Reviews	11 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	10mo ago ✓	12.0y ago
Downloads, last 30d	369 ✓	98
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+13%	+1%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.1% ✓	1.3%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Pre-Publish ChecklistPre-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.