PushLive vs Dev Theme

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

PushLive

by Jamin Szczesny

Health D46

Dev Theme

by Avi Bashari

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

PushLiveDev Theme

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	PushLive	Dev Theme
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	30–40 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 46	D · 46
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	6/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	3 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	45/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	11.0y ago	3.5y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	53	85 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	1.1% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

PushLiveDev Theme

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.