Smart Archive Page Remove vs Archive Control

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

Smart Archive Page Remove

by Peter Raschendorfer

Health C58

Archive Control

by Mike Gillihan

Health D53

Active-install trajectory

Smart Archive Page Remove Archive Control

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	Smart Archive Page Remove	Archive Control
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	6K–7K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 58 ✓	D · 53
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	19/100 ✓	12/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	94/100 ✓	87/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.73★ ✓	4.43★
Reviews	59 ✓	11
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	67/100 ✓	56/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	2.4y ago ✓	2.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	300	1.7K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Smart Archive Page Remove Archive Control

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.