RSS Importer vs WordPress Importer

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

Health D45

Health B76

Active-install trajectory

RSS Importer moved down one install band, 30K+ to 20K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	RSS Importer	WordPress Importer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K	2M–3M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	B · 76 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	24/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	51/100	53/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.0★	3.1★ ✓
Reviews	10	327 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	54/100	64/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.0y ago	14d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	3.1K	1.7M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5%	2.7% ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

RSS ImporterWordPress Importer

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.