Show All Comments vs Better Search Replace

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

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by AppJetty

Health D44

Better Search Replace

by WP Engine

Health B74

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	Show All Comments	Better Search Replace
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 44	B · 74 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	5/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	18/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.88★	4.31★ ✓
Reviews	14	544 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	53/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.7y ago	4d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	130	203.6K ✓
Category	Search	Search

✓ 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.