Related Posts for WordPress vs Inline Related Posts

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

Active-install trajectory

Related Posts for WordPress moved down one install band, 20K+ to 10K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Related Posts for WordPress	Inline Related Posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 89 ✓	A · 86
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	99/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100 ✓	83/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★ ✓	4.3★
Reviews	325 ✓	77
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100 ✓	82/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	16d ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads · 30d	14.8K ✓	12.5K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5%	5.5% ✓
Category	SEO	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Related Posts for WordPressInline Related 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.