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

SubdomainsWP 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.	70–80 ✓	40–50
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13% ✓	-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 (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	3.4★
Reviews	2	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	37/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	10.7y ago	10.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	111 ✓	79
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	0.5% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

SubdomainsWP 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.