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 D52

Group chat for WordPress

by minnitchat

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Shoutbox 2024 Group chat for WordPress

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	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 · 52	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	21/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	75/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	3.99★ ✓
Reviews	1	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	58/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.2y ago	29d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	45	699 ✓
Category	Chat & Support	Chat & Support

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

Release activity

Shoutbox 2024 Group 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.