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Reviews from Google vs Rich Showcase for Google Reviews

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

Rich Showcase for Google Reviews is the safest pick: health A · 99 against 46 for Reviews from Google, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Reviews from Google	Rich Showcase for Google Reviews
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	100K–200K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	D · 46	A · 99 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	100/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	3	1,625 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	100/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.4y ago	16d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	39	235.3K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-31%	-12%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8%	1.2% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Media

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

Release activity

Reviews from GoogleRich Showcase for Google Reviews

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.