Subdomains vs WP Super Subdomains

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

Subdomains

by Pankaj Anupam

Health D45

WP Super Subdomains

by Jam Viet

Health D40

Active-install trajectory

Subdomains WP Super Subdomains

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	Subdomains	WP Super Subdomains
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90 ✓	40–50
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11% ✓	-20%
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	D · 40
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	60/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★ ✓	3.42★
Reviews	2	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	38/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	10.5y ago	10.0y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	83 ✓	43
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Subdomains WP Super Subdomains

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.