Strong Testimonials vs kk Star Ratings

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

Strong Testimonials

by WP Chill

Health A91

kk Star Ratings

by properfraction

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Strong Testimonials kk Star Ratings

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	Strong Testimonials	kk Star Ratings
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90K–100K ✓	70K–80K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	A · 91 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.78★ ✓	3.86★
Reviews	614 ✓	171
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	96/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11d ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	149.8K ✓	9.4K
Category	Forms	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Strong Testimonials kk Star Ratings

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.