Suntimes Widget vs LunaSolCal

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

Suntimes Widget

by Jon Lynch

Health D42

LunaSolCal

by Volker Vöcking

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Suntimes WidgetLunaSolCal

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	Suntimes Widget	LunaSolCal
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	40–50 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	D · 42 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (adjusted)	3.70★ ✓	—
Reviews	2 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	40/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	11.9y ago	4.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	38	59 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.7%	2.2% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Suntimes WidgetLunaSolCal

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.