Sticky Custom Post Types vs Post Type Spotlight

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

Sticky Custom Post Types

by superann

Health D43

Post Type Spotlight

by Jonathan Desrosiers

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Sticky Custom Post Types Post Type Spotlight

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	Sticky Custom Post Types	Post Type Spotlight
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600 ✓	20–30
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 43	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	15/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.77★	4.06★ ✓
Reviews	6 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	29/100	57/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	13.9y ago	2.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	166	205 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Sticky Custom Post Types Post Type Spotlight

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.