Sticky CPT vs Sticky Posts

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

Health B84

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

Sticky CPT moved down one install band, 50+ to 40+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Sticky CPT	Sticky Posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	5K–6K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	2	18 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	50/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	4.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	142	913 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	8.6% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Sticky CPTSticky Posts

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.