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SimpleTicker vs Live News

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

Active-install trajectory

Live News moved down one install band, 3K+ to 2K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric SimpleTicker Live News
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 10–20 2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. 0% ✓ -33%
Overall health D · 42 ✓ —
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 3/100 41/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 67/100 ✓ —
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 ✓ —
Rating (weighted for review count) 3.7★ ✓ —
Reviews 1 ✓ 0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 36/100 68/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. High Low ✓
Last updated 13.0y ago 1.5y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d 146 395 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 0.2% 13% ✓
Category Uncategorized Uncategorized

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

Release activity

SimpleTickerLive News

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.