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Sympose vs Conference Scheduler

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

Conference Scheduler is the safest pick: health B · 83 against 51 for Sympose, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

Sympose moved up one install band, 50+ to 60+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Sympose	Conference Scheduler
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	300–400 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	+20% ✓	Stable
Overall health	D · 51	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	21/100	98/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	74/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.0★ ✓
Reviews	4	5 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	59/100	86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.2y ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	249	311 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+15%	+35%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	1.3% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

SymposeConference Scheduler

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.