Surge vs WP Super Cache

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

Health A85

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Surge moved up one install band, 4K+ to 5K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Surge	WP Super Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+25% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 85	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	88/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100 ✓	83/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	75/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.6★ ✓	4.3★
Reviews	31	1,346 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100 ✓	92/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6mo ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.9K	567.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	9.5% ✓	1.5%
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

SurgeWP Super Cache

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.