Remove Pingback-Trackback Comments vs Hide Trackbacks

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

Health D46

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Hide Trackbacks moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Remove Pingback-Trackback Comments	Hide Trackbacks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	300–400 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	D · 46	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	3	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.2y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	94	299 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.0% ✓	1.6%
Category	Uncategorized	Security

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

Release activity

Remove Pingback-Trackback CommentsHide Trackbacks

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.