Read More Expander Inline vs Show/Hide Shortcode

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

Active-install trajectory

Show/Hide Shortcode moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Read More Expander Inline	Show/Hide Shortcode
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	300–400 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-33% ✓
Overall health	—	C · 58 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	33/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.12★ ✓
Reviews	0	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	72/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.3y ago	1.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	17	78 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	8.9% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Read More Expander InlineShow/Hide Shortcode

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.