Recent Posts vs List category posts

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

Active-install trajectory

Recent Posts moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+; List category posts moved down one install band, 80K+ to 70K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Recent Posts	List category posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	-13% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	96/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.68★ ✓
Reviews	0	254 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	32/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.9y ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	117	8.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.7%	1.6% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Recent PostsList category 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.