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

Active-install trajectory

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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	Recent Posts by Category Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 48	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.28★	4.75★ ✓
Reviews	12	212 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	11d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	274	3.7K ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

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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.