Smarter Navigation vs Loop Post Navigation Links

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

Health D47

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Smarter Navigation moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Smarter Navigation	Loop Post Navigation Links
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	600–700 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
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 (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	10	12 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	44/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	11.1y ago	6.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	109	221 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5%	2.6% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Smarter NavigationLoop 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.