Simple Custom Google Map vs Maps Widget for Google Maps

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

Health D41

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Simple Custom Google Map moved down one install band, 20+ to 10+; Maps Widget for Google Maps moved down one install band, 30K+ to 20K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Simple Custom Google Map	Maps Widget for Google Maps
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	-33% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	0	512 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.4y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	34	2.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	0.8% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Simple Custom Google MapMaps Widget for Google Maps

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.