Reading progressbar vs Worth The Read

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

Health A89

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Worth The Read moved down one install band, 4K+ to 3K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Reading progressbar	Worth The Read
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	6K–7K ✓	3K–4K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	A · 89 ✓	A · 86
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100 ✓	80/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★ ✓	4.2★
Reviews	17	27 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	80/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads · 30d	730	734 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.8% ✓	2.5%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Reading progressbarWorth The Read

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.