Serend Animations vs DesignSetGo

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

Serend Animations

by serend

Health C65

DesignSetGo

by Justin Nealey

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Serend AnimationsDesignSetGo

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	Serend Animations	DesignSetGo
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	8K–9K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+200%	+700% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	62/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	0	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	74/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	12mo ago	11d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	84	50K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.3% ✓	2.6%
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Serend AnimationsDesignSetGo

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.