Remove Web Field From Comments Form vs Comments Shortcode

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

Remove Web Field From Comments Form

by Carlos Martínez Romero

Health D46

Comments Shortcode

by Sirius Pro

Health C59

Active-install trajectory

Remove Web Field From Comments Form Comments Shortcode

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 Web Field From Comments Form	Comments Shortcode
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	900–1K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	-10% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	C · 59 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	5/100	33/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.18★ ✓
Reviews	2	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	50/100	74/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.5y ago	1.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	94	134 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Forms

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

Release activity

Remove Web Field From Comments Form Comments 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.