Progress Bar vs Ultimeter

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

Progress Bar

by Chris Reynolds

Health C69

Ultimeter

by Ben Roberts

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Progress Bar Ultimeter

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	Progress Bar	Ultimeter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 69	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	48/100	75/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100	92/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.63★	4.63★
Reviews	24	24
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.3y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	371 ✓	304
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Progress Bar Ultimeter

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.