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Syndication Links vs Share on Mastodon

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

Syndication Links and Share on Mastodon are close on health (B · 78 vs B · 76). Syndication Links has the stronger maintenance.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric Syndication Links Share on Mastodon
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 300–400 1K–2K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. Stable Stable
Overall health B · 78 ✓ B · 76
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 81/100 ✓ 74/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 81/100 83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.2★ 4.3★ ✓
Reviews 5 10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 80/100 84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 8mo ago ✓ 9mo ago
Downloads, last 30d 330 447 ✓
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. +23% +34%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 0.8% 3.1% ✓
Category Uncategorized Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Syndication LinksShare on Mastodon

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.