Roots Plug vs Clean .htaccess Tool

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

Roots Plug

by Zach Schnackel

Health D45

Clean .htaccess Tool

by Jeffrey Costa

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Roots PlugClean .htaccess Tool

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	Roots Plug	Clean .htaccess Tool
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	10–20 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	24/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	—
Reviews	1 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	59/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	13.2y ago	2.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	32	167 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3% ✓	0.0%
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Roots PlugClean .htaccess Tool

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.