Search Exclude vs Exclude Search

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

Health A91

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

Exclude Search moved up one install band, 70+ to 80+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Search Exclude	Exclude Search
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50K–60K ✓	80–90
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+14% ✓
Overall health	A · 91 ✓	B · 79
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	89/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.8★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	218 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	81/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	6mo ago
Downloads · 30d	51.6K ✓	96
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.2%	4.6% ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

Search ExcludeExclude Search

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.