Search Console vs Search Engine Insights for Google Search Console

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

Search Console

by tropicalista

Health C68

Search Engine Insights for Google Search Console

by Alin Marcu

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Search Console Search Engine Insights for Google Search Console

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 Console	Search Engine Insights for Google Search Console
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	2K–3K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 68	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	57/100	99/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.14★ ✓	3.92★
Reviews	8 ✓	4
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	78/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.1y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	370 ✓	365
Category	Search	SEO

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

Release activity

Search Console Search Engine Insights for Google Search Console

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.