Reference vs TaskBreaker

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

Reference

by Joseph G.

Health D41

TaskBreaker

by Joseph G.

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

ReferenceTaskBreaker

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	Reference	TaskBreaker
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	100–200 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20% ✓	-50%
Overall health	—	D · 46 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	0	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	39/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	8.4y ago	8.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	72	100 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8% ✓	0.3%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

ReferenceTaskBreaker

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.