Remove WP version everywhere vs Remove WP version and shortlink

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

Remove WP version everywhere

by frisno

Health D41

Remove WP version and shortlink

by naganandhini

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

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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 WP version everywhere	Remove WP version and shortlink
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	300–400
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 41	D · 45 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.06★ ✓
Reviews	0	2 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	5.3y ago ✓	13.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	71	91 ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

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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.