Simple Custom Post Order vs Posts Order

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

Simple Custom Post Order

by colorlibplugins

Health A92

Posts Order

by Piotr Po

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Simple Custom Post Order Posts Order

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 Custom Post Order	Posts Order
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300K–400K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 92 ✓	D · 49
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	5/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100 ✓	84/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	75/100 ✓	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.74★ ✓	4.34★
Reviews	566 ✓	17
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	94/100 ✓	55/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	11d ago ✓	3.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	155.0K ✓	138
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Simple Custom Post Order Posts 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.