Skip RSS vs Custom Simple Rss

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

Health D45

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Custom Simple Rss moved down one install band, 2K+ to 1K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Skip RSS	Custom Simple Rss
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 49 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	2	14 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	43/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	14.6y ago	5.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	52	350 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5%	2.2% ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

Skip RSSCustom Simple Rss

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.