HTML5 pushState vs Hello Plus

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

Health D45

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

Hello Plus moved down one install band, 80K+ to 70K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	HTML5 pushState	Hello Plus
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	D · 45	B · 78 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	90/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	70/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.99★ ✓	3.83★
Reviews	2 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	13.7y ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	35	12.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	12% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Page Builders

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

Release activity

HTML5 pushStateHello Plus

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.