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Shortcode Table of Contents vs GutenTOC

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

GutenTOC is the safest pick: health C · 69 against 46 for Shortcode Table of Contents, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

Shortcode Table of Contents moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+; GutenTOC moved down one install band, 700+ to 600+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Shortcode Table of Contents	GutenTOC
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	600–700 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	300+ → 200+	-14% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	C · 69 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	56/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	6	12 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	76/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.3y ago	1.1y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	144	189 ✓
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.	+15%	+16%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.7%	3.1% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Blocks

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

Release activity

Shortcode Table of ContentsGutenTOC

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.