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ShopMagic vs NotifSMS

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

ShopMagic is the safest pick: health B · 84 against 67 for NotifSMS, led by stronger maintenance.

Health B84
Health C67

Active-install trajectory

ShopMagic moved down one install band, 800+ to 700+; NotifSMS moved down one install band, 2K+ to 1K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric ShopMagic NotifSMS
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 700–800 1K–2K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. 800+ → 700+ ✓ -50%
Overall health B · 84 ✓ C · 67
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 100/100 ✓ 68/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 76/100 ✓ 65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.1★ ✓ 3.6★
Reviews 2 18 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 89/100 ✓ 83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 29d ago ✓ 11mo ago
Downloads, last 30d 1.1K ✓ 635
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. +62% +14%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 2.0% ✓ 0.5%
Category Email & Marketing eCommerce

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

Release activity

ShopMagicNotifSMS

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.