The Social Links vs Social Media Widget

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

The Social Links

by seagyn

Health D46

Social Media Widget

by ashirbad.cs

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

The Social Links Social Media Widget

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	The Social Links	Social Media Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K ✓	300–400
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-70%
Overall health	D · 46	D · 47 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100	81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.09★	4.22★ ✓
Reviews	7 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	45/100 ✓	38/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	4.8y ago ✓	10.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	182 ✓	70
Category	Social	Social

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

Release activity

The Social Links Social Media Widget

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.