Statistical vs WP-Stats

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

Health D43

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

WP-Stats moved down one install band, 3K+ to 2K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Statistical	WP-Stats
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 43	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100 ✓	60/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★ ✓	3.4★
Reviews	1	7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.1y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	25	761 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	0.6% ✓
Category	Analytics	Analytics

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

Release activity

StatisticalWP-Stats

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.