Shortcodes in Sidebar vs Shortcodes Ultimate

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

Shortcodes in Sidebar

by Pankaj Anupam

Health B84

Shortcodes Ultimate

by Vova

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Shortcodes in Sidebar Shortcodes Ultimate

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	Shortcodes in Sidebar	Shortcodes Ultimate
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	400K–500K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	29/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.89★ ✓
Reviews	2	5,924 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	87/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	18d ago ✓	1mo ago
Downloads · 30d	415	97.2K ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Blocks

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

Release activity

Shortcodes in Sidebar Shortcodes Ultimate

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.