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Share on Mastodon vs Simple Mastodon Verification

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

Share on Mastodon is the safest pick: health B · 76 against 54 for Simple Mastodon Verification, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Share on Mastodon	Simple Mastodon Verification
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	800–900
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	B · 76 ✓	D · 54
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	74/100 ✓	24/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	10 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100 ✓	56/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	9mo ago ✓	2.1y ago
Downloads, last 30d	471 ✓	188
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+40%	+38%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.1%	9.2% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Share on MastodonSimple Mastodon Verification

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.