Spots Import/Export vs WP Options Importer

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

Spots Import/Export

by Ben Lobaugh (blobaugh)

Health D41

WP Options Importer

by Matthew Boynes

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Spots Import/Export WP Options Importer

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	Spots Import/Export	WP Options Importer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	D · 41	D · 49 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	5/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.32★ ✓
Reviews	0	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	53/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	9.2y ago	3.5y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	57	835 ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

Spots Import/Export WP Options Importer

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.