Site Update History Tracker vs Multisite Usage Scanner

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

Site Update History Tracker

by Gazi Rafsan

Health B80

Multisite Usage Scanner

by Dominic Johnson

Health C68

Active-install trajectory

Site Update History TrackerMultisite Usage Scanner

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	Site Update History Tracker	Multisite Usage Scanner
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	70–80 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+133% ✓
Overall health	—	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	70/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	—
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	86/100 ✓	77/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	10mo ago
Downloads · 30d	68	119 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	8.1% ✓	7.4%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Site Update History TrackerMultisite Usage Scanner

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.