RSS Just Better vs WP Pubsubhubbub

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

Health D46

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

RSS Just Better moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+; WP Pubsubhubbub moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	RSS Just Better	WP Pubsubhubbub
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400 ✓	100–200
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 46 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	—
Reviews	8 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100 ✓	35/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	11.0y ago ✓	17.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	126 ✓	96
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	0.9% ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

RSS Just BetterWP Pubsubhubbub

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.