The Time Ago vs Meks Time Ago

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

Meks Time Ago is the safest pick: health B · 71 against 44 for The Time Ago, led by lower removal risk.

The Time Ago

by Alobaidi

Health D44

Meks Time Ago

by Meks

Health B71

Active-install trajectory

The Time AgoMeks Time Ago

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 Time Ago	Meks Time Ago
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-50%	Stable ✓
Overall health	D · 44	B · 71 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	66/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	77/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	4	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.2y ago	11mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	33	1.5K ✓
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.	-50%	+17%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	4.4% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

The Time AgoMeks Time Ago

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.