RationalCleanup vs Delete Duplicate Posts

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

RationalCleanup

by rationalwp

Health B80

Delete Duplicate Posts

by Lars Koudal

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

RationalCleanup Delete Duplicate Posts

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	RationalCleanup	Delete Duplicate Posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+900% ✓	-50%
Overall health	B · 80	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.70★ ✓
Reviews	0	153 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	18d ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads · 30d	142	2.2K ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

RationalCleanup Delete Duplicate Posts

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.