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

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by Denis de Bernardy

Health D43

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by Brandon Allen

Health B71

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	Author Image	Edit Author Slug
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 43	B · 71 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	51/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.72★	4.73★ ✓
Reviews	3	84 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	1.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	306	8.3K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Login & Users

✓ 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.