Reverse Order Comments vs Default Sort Ascend

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

Health D45

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

Default Sort Ascend moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Reverse Order Comments	Default Sort Ascend
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	400–500 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	D · 45	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	83/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	1	7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	14.3y ago	7mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	89	163 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	2.7% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Reverse Order CommentsDefault Sort Ascend

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.