Shortcode Table of Contents vs GutenTOC

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

Shortcode Table of Contents

by James Kemp

Health D46

GutenTOC

by Tauhidpro

Health B72

Active-install trajectory

Shortcode Table of Contents GutenTOC

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 Table of Contents	GutenTOC
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	600–700 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	-14% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	B · 72 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	64/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.16★	4.28★ ✓
Reviews	6	12 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.1y ago	12mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	87	148 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Blocks

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

Release activity

Shortcode Table of Contents GutenTOC

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.