SimTerm vs WPTerm

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

SimTerm

by gasparfm

Health D47

WPTerm

by bruandet

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

SimTermWPTerm

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	SimTerm	WPTerm
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	+33% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	4	15 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.9y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	150	1.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	5.4% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

SimTermWPTerm

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.