The Welcomizer vs WP STAGING

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

The Welcomizer

by sebwordpress

Health B78

WP STAGING

by Rene Hermenau

Health A99

Active-install trajectory

The WelcomizerWP STAGING

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 Welcomizer	WP STAGING
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 78	A · 99 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	81/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	100/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	4	2,471 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	64/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8mo ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	172	224.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.0%	1.5% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Backup

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

Release activity

The WelcomizerWP STAGING

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.