Shortcode Widget vs Donations via PayPal

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

Shortcode Widget

by Gagan Deep Singh

Health A86

Donations via PayPal

by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

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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 Widget	Donations via PayPal
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 86	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	91/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100 ✓	87/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.63★ ✓	4.43★
Reviews	34 ✓	27
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	82/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago	12d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.5K	1.5K ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Payments

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

Release activity

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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.