Schema Removal vs Schema

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

Schema Removal

by Hesham Zebida

Health D45

Schema

by Hesham Zebida

Health C67

Active-install trajectory

Schema Removal Schema

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	Schema Removal	Schema
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20% ✓	-25%
Overall health	D · 45	C · 67 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	53/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.26★ ✓
Reviews	2	221 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	72/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.2y ago	1.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	86	1.7K ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Schema Removal Schema

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.