Simple Expand vs Whistles

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

Health B80

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Simple Expand moved down one install band, 60+ to 50+; Whistles moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Simple Expand	Whistles
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	300–400 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17% ✓	-25%
Overall health	—	D · 49 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	0	19 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	42/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	12d ago ✓	13.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	158 ✓	123
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2%	1.5% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Simple ExpandWhistles

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.