Subpage as Expandable Text Shortcode vs WP-PageNavi

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

Subpage as Expandable Text Shortcode

by salubrio

Health C61

WP-PageNavi

by Lester Chan

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Subpage as Expandable Text Shortcode WP-PageNavi

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	Subpage as Expandable Text Shortcode	WP-PageNavi
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80	500K–600K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 61	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	43/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	75/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.60★ ✓
Reviews	2	149 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	75/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.4y ago	3d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	59	194.7K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Subpage as Expandable Text Shortcode WP-PageNavi

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.