PressPlay Lite vs WaveSurfer-WP

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

PressPlay Lite

by walkerofbass

Health D46

WaveSurfer-WP

by X-Raym

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

PressPlay Lite WaveSurfer-WP

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	PressPlay Lite	WaveSurfer-WP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	400–500 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 46	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	84/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.11★	4.43★ ✓
Reviews	4	11 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	71/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.2y ago	7mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	72	189 ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

PressPlay Lite WaveSurfer-WP

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.