RankingBadge vs RecentComments

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

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

RecentComments moved up one install band, 10+ to 20+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	RankingBadge	RecentComments
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	20–30 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+100% ✓
Overall health	—	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	—
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	34/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	16.3y ago	12.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	44 ✓	35
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	0.5% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Analytics

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

Release activity

RankingBadgeRecentComments

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.