Smarter Navigation vs Loop Post Navigation Links

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

Smarter Navigation

by scribu

Health D47

Loop Post Navigation Links

by Scott Reilly

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Smarter Navigation Loop Post Navigation Links

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	Smarter Navigation	Loop Post Navigation Links
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	-17% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	D · 49 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.26★	4.45★ ✓
Reviews	10	12 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	45/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	11.0y ago	6.0y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	81	103 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Smarter Navigation Loop Post Navigation Links

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.