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StagTools vs Meks Smart Social Widget

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

Meks Smart Social Widget is the safest pick: health D · 54 against 49 for StagTools, led by stronger maintenance.

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	StagTools	Meks Smart Social Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	10K–20K ✓
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	D · 49	D · 54 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	7/100	20/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	81/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★ ✓	4.2★
Reviews	5	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	50/100	61/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	3.3y ago	2.3y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	398	1.1K ✓
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.	+27%	+34%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8%	1.9% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Social

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

Release activity

StagToolsMeks Smart Social Widget

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.