Simple Custom Post Order vs Posts Order

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

Health A98

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Posts Order moved down one install band, 1K+ to 900+. 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 Post Order	Posts Order
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300K–400K ✓	900–1K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	A · 98 ✓	D · 49
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	4/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100 ✓	84/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	100/100 ✓	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.8★ ✓	4.3★
Reviews	588 ✓	17
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	51/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	yesterday ✓	3.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	313.6K ✓	223
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.3% ✓	2.6%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Simple Custom Post OrderPosts Order

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.