Search by ID vs Posts in Page

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

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by Uffe Fey

Health D50

Posts in Page

by ivycat

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

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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	Search by ID	Posts in Page
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 50 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100 ✓	85/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.56★ ✓	4.38★
Reviews	18	86 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	45/100	48/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	7.7y ago	7.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	172	311 ✓
Category	Search	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

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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.