Remove Category URL vs No Category Parents

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

Remove Category URL

by Themeisle

Health A86

No Category Parents

by Sergio Milardovich

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Remove Category URL No Category Parents

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 Category URL	No Category Parents
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40K–50K ✓	6K–7K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	A · 85
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.18★ ✓	4.12★
Reviews	59 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5d ago ✓	6d ago
Downloads · 30d	16.6K ✓	745
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Remove Category URL No Category Parents

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.