responsive-twitter-widget vs Twitter Follow Button

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

Health D45

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

responsive-twitter-widget moved down one install band, 100+ to 90+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	responsive-twitter-widget	Twitter Follow Button
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90–100 ✓	40–50
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	—
Reviews	2 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	35/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	10.9y ago ✓	15.4y ago
Downloads · 30d	71 ✓	59
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3% ✓	0.3%
Category	Social	Social

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

Release activity

responsive-twitter-widgetTwitter Follow Button

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.