Simple Current Date Time vs WP Date and Time Shortcode

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

Simple Current Date Time

by inforeole

Health C61

WP Date and Time Shortcode

by Denra.com

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Simple Current Date Time WP Date and Time Shortcode

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	Simple Current Date Time	WP Date and Time Shortcode
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+200% ✓	0%
Overall health	C · 61	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	52/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.60★ ✓
Reviews	0	31 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	76/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.2y ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	54	1.9K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Simple Current Date Time WP Date and Time Shortcode

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.