ShowKeys vs Quick Navigation Interface

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

ShowKeys

by URBAN BASE

Health D41

Quick Navigation Interface

by Ian Dunn

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

ShowKeysQuick Navigation Interface

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	ShowKeys	Quick Navigation Interface
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	40–50 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-43%
Overall health	—	D · 47 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.22★ ✓
Reviews	0	5 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	49/100 ✓	42/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	4.0y ago ✓	5.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	43	77 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	0.6% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

ShowKeysQuick Navigation Interface

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.