RSS Importer vs WordPress Importer

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

RSS Importer

by briancolinger

Health D47

WordPress Importer

by WordPress.org

Health B76

Active-install trajectory

RSS Importer WordPress Importer

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	RSS Importer	WordPress Importer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K	2M–3M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 47	B · 76 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	29/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	51/100	53/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.04★	3.14★ ✓
Reviews	10	327 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	61/100	68/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.9y ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	3.1K	1.0M ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

RSS Importer WordPress 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.