SL Tools vs Open Links in SL

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

Open Links in SL is the only plugin here with enough reviews to score.

SL Tools

by Unknown

Health D41

Open Links in SL

by Code Rocket Studios, LLC

Health B73

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	SL Tools	Open Links in SL
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	20–30 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	—	B · 73 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	73/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	0	2 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	32/100	77/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	16.2y ago	10mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	29	52 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-50%	-25%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	1.0% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

SL ToolsOpen Links in SL

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.