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Test Reports vs Site Speed Monitor

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

Test Reports is the safest pick: health A · 86 against 45 for Site Speed Monitor, led by lower removal risk.

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 Test Reports Site Speed Monitor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 10–20 ✓ 10–20
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 A · 86 ✓ D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 100/100 ✓ 3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 81/100 ✓ 74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.2★ ✓ 4.0★
Reviews 5 ✓ 1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 90/100 ✓ 37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low ✓ High
Last updated 3mo ago ✓ 8.7y ago
Downloads, last 30d 199 ✓ 33
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. -9% 0%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 0.1% 0.5% ✓
Category Uncategorized Performance

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

Release activity

Test ReportsSite Speed Monitor

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.