Simple Taxonomy Refreshed vs TagPages

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

Simple Taxonomy Refreshed

by nwjames

Health A86

TagPages

by Bernhard Riedl

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

Simple Taxonomy Refreshed TagPages

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 Taxonomy Refreshed	TagPages
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	D · 46
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★ ✓	4.12★
Reviews	5 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	39/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	22d ago ✓	8.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	494 ✓	162
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Simple Taxonomy Refreshed TagPages

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.