The Permalinker vs Backup Migration

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

Health C55

Health A95

Active-install trajectory

Backup Migration moved down one install band, 90K+ to 80K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	The Permalinker	Backup Migration
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	80K–90K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-11%
Overall health	C · 55	A · 95 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	28/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	86/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	2	1,338 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	57/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.9y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	111	16.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8%	3.1% ✓
Category	Backup	Backup

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

Release activity

The PermalinkerBackup Migration

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.