Text Truncator vs String locator

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

Text Truncator

by miunosoft

Health D45

String locator

by InstaWP

Health C64

Active-install trajectory

Text Truncator String locator

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Text Truncator	String locator
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 45	C · 64 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	36/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.58★ ✓
Reviews	2	125 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	69/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.2y ago	1.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	23	7.4K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Search

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

Release activity

Text Truncator String locator

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.