Schema Review vs Absolute Reviews

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

Health D42

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Schema Review moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+; Absolute Reviews moved down one install band, 7K+ to 6K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Schema Review	Absolute Reviews
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	-14% ✓
Overall health	D · 42	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	92/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	66/100	73/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.6★	3.9★ ✓
Reviews	8	8
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	46/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.2y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	145	1.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5%	4.2% ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Schema ReviewAbsolute Reviews

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.