sCode (Easy Shortcodes) vs Meks Flexible Shortcodes

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

sCode (Easy Shortcodes)

by WPShop

Health D47

Meks Flexible Shortcodes

by Meks

Health C65

Active-install trajectory

sCode (Easy Shortcodes) Meks Flexible Shortcodes

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	sCode (Easy Shortcodes)	Meks Flexible Shortcodes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	C · 65 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	52/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★ ✓	4.04★
Reviews	4	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	44/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.2y ago	1.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	105	952 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

sCode (Easy Shortcodes) Meks Flexible Shortcodes

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.