Template4posts vs Flexible Recent Posts

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

Health D41

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

Flexible Recent Posts moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Template4posts	Flexible Recent Posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	300–400 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-25% ✓
Overall health	—	D · 48 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.34★ ✓
Reviews	0	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	39/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	16.2y ago	10.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	16	72 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	1.3% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Template4postsFlexible Recent Posts

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.