RichList Widget vs Newpost Catch

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

Health D44

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Newpost Catch moved down one install band, 10K+ to 9K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	RichList Widget	Newpost Catch
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	D · 44	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.91★	4.06★ ✓
Reviews	1	2 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.2y ago	4d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	31	3.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	3.0% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

RichList WidgetNewpost Catch

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.