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SRS Simple Hits Counter vs Pageviews

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

SRS Simple Hits Counter is the safest pick: health B · 80 against 47 for Pageviews, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric SRS Simple Hits Counter Pageviews
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 8K–9K ✓ 1K–2K
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. Stable Stable
Overall health B · 80 ✓ D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 91/100 ✓ 3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 74/100 80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.0★ 4.2★ ✓
Reviews 6 7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 90/100 ✓ 41/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low ✓ High
Last updated 5mo ago ✓ 6.7y ago
Downloads, last 30d 1.3K ✓ 277
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. +3% +41%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 6.5% ✓ 2.2%
Category Analytics Analytics

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

Release activity

SRS Simple Hits CounterPageviews

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.