Steady for WordPress vs Zlick Paywall

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

Steady for WordPress

by Steady

Health D51

Zlick Paywall

by Zlick

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Steady for WordPress Zlick Paywall

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	Steady for WordPress	Zlick Paywall
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700 ✓	100–200
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 51	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	30/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	62/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.49★	4.40★ ✓
Reviews	10	10
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	70/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.8y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	185 ✓	126
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Steady for WordPress Zlick Paywall

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.