Status Buddy vs CBX User Online & Last Login

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

Status Buddy

by Maulik Kanani

Health D45

CBX User Online & Last Login

by Sabuj Kundu

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Status BuddyCBX User Online & Last Login

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	Status Buddy	CBX User Online & Last Login
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	800–900 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-22%
Overall health	D · 45	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	2	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.5y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	31	343 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	2.4% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Status BuddyCBX User Online & Last Login

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.