Self Shortener vs Root Relative URLs

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

Self Shortener

by oishikazuo

Health D41

Root Relative URLs

by MarcusPope

Health F39

Active-install trajectory

Self Shortener Root Relative URLs

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	Self Shortener	Root Relative URLs
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 41 ✓	F · 39
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100 ✓	57/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★ ✓	3.27★
Reviews	0	20 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	28/100	40/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	16.3y ago	8.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	28	315 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Self Shortener Root Relative URLs

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.