Remove Fields vs Comments Shortcode

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

Health D45

Health C56

Active-install trajectory

Comments Shortcode moved down one install band, 1K+ to 900+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Remove Fields	Comments Shortcode
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	900–1K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	D · 45	C · 56 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	27/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	4	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	65/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.3y ago	1.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	89	231 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3%	9.6% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Forms

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

Release activity

Remove FieldsComments Shortcode

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.