Smart Docs vs Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin

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

Smart Docs

by Achal Jain

Health B71

Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin

by BasePress

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Smart DocsKnowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin

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 Docs	Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 71	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	66/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	3	75 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	79/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11mo ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	140	920 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.0%	1.7% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Smart DocsKnowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin

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.