Press Release Distribution vs Yoast SEO

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

Press Release Distribution

by pressreleaseviews

Health B83

Yoast SEO

by Yoast

Health A98

Active-install trajectory

Press Release DistributionYoast SEO

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	Press Release Distribution	Yoast SEO
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	10M+ ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 83	A · 98 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	99/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	97/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	1	27,820 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	85/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	226	11.8M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.7% ✓	1.0%
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Press Release DistributionYoast SEO

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.