Smart Calendar vs Ajax Archive Calendar

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

Smart Calendar

by logicdesignbe

Health D42

Ajax Archive Calendar

by osman sorkar

Health C67

Active-install trajectory

Smart Calendar Ajax Archive Calendar

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 Calendar	Ajax Archive Calendar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 42	C · 67 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	56/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.68★	4.05★ ✓
Reviews	1	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	76/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	15.1y ago	1.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	137	325 ✓
Category	Booking & Events	Booking & Events

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

Release activity

Smart Calendar Ajax Archive Calendar

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.