Shellshock Check vs Plugin Check (PCP)

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

Shellshock Check

by Vladimir Prelovac

Health D47

Plugin Check (PCP)

by WordPress.org

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Shellshock CheckPlugin Check (PCP)

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	Shellshock Check	Plugin Check (PCP)
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	+25% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	4	36 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.2y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	36	236.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	0.6% ✓
Category	Security	Performance

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

Release activity

Shellshock CheckPlugin Check (PCP)

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.