Remove WordPress Overhead vs Unbloater

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

Remove WordPress Overhead

by omnisite

Health C55

Unbloater

by christophrado

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Remove WordPress Overhead Unbloater

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 WordPress Overhead	Unbloater
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	5K–6K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 55	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	24/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★	4.54★ ✓
Reviews	5	17 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	67/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.1y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	236	943 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Remove WordPress Overhead Unbloater

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.