Shortcode for Current Date vs Current Year Shortcodes

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

Shortcode for Current Date

by Imtiaz Rayhan

Health B83

Current Year Shortcodes

by Lukas

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Shortcode for Current Date Current Year Shortcodes

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	Shortcode for Current Date	Current Year Shortcodes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	D · 50
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	78/100 ✓	14/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	97/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.87★ ✓	4.12★
Reviews	116 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	79/100 ✓	59/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	8mo ago ✓	2.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	1.4K ✓	154
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Shortcode for Current Date Current Year Shortcodes

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.