Taxonomy Filter vs Search & Filter

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

Health D52

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Taxonomy Filter moved down one install band, 900+ to 800+; Search & Filter moved down one install band, 50K+ to 40K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Taxonomy Filter	Search & Filter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11% ✓	-20%
Overall health	D · 52	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	16/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	14	175 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	59/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.5y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	224	6.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.3%	4.1% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Search

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

Release activity

Taxonomy FilterSearch & Filter

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.