Shoutbox 2024 vs Group chat for WordPress

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

Shoutbox 2024

by gaza1994

Health D51

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Group chat for WordPress 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	Shoutbox 2024	Group chat for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	D · 51	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	19/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	75/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.0★ ✓
Reviews	1	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	52/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.4y ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	40	1.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.0%	1.3% ✓
Category	Chat & Support	Chat & Support

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

Release activity

Shoutbox 2024Group chat for WordPress

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.