Shorter Links vs Hum

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

Health D44

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Hum moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Shorter Links	Hum
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	D · 44	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	4	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.2y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	108	382 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3%	2.4% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Shorter LinksHum

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.