tabchat vs Pulsating Chat Button

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

Health D42

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Pulsating Chat Button moved up one install band, 2K+ to 3K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	tabchat	Pulsating Chat Button
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	+50% ✓
Overall health	—	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	5/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	74/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	3.98★ ✓
Reviews	0	1 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	51/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.5y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	54	843 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	17% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Chat & Support

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

Release activity

tabchatPulsating Chat Button

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.