Time to Update vs Site Update Notification

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

Time to Update

by entertheraptor

Health B80

Site Update Notification

by Rakib Hossain

Health D54

Active-install trajectory

Time to Update Site Update Notification

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	Time to Update	Site Update Notification
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	60–70 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+50% ✓
Overall health	B · 80 ✓	D · 54
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	34/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.60★
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	71/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7d ago ✓	1.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	206 ✓	64
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Time to Update Site Update Notification

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.