Smodin Rewriter vs Dash Rewriter

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

Smodin Rewriter

by smodin

Health D41

Dash Rewriter

by Dash Developer

Health D42

Active-install trajectory

Smodin RewriterDash Rewriter

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	Smodin Rewriter	Dash Rewriter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-75%
Overall health	—	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	4/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	—
Reviews	0	0
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.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	5.3y ago	3.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	32	38 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	0.4% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Smodin RewriterDash Rewriter

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.