Remove Archive Label vs Custom Archive Titles

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

Remove Archive Label

by oguido

Health D46

Custom Archive Titles

by ThemeZee

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

Remove Archive Label Custom Archive Titles

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	Remove Archive Label	Custom Archive Titles
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 46	D · 47 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★	4.17★ ✓
Reviews	3	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	44/100	45/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	5.4y ago	5.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	99	182 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Remove Archive Label Custom Archive Titles

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.