Timeline Express vs Vertical Center

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

Timeline Express

by Evan Herman

Health D48

Vertical Center

by Braad

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

Timeline ExpressVertical Center

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	Timeline Express	Vertical Center
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	8K–9K ✓	60–70
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 48 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	5/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	81/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	4.2★
Reviews	165 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	47/100 ✓	38/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	3.6y ago ✓	10.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	958 ✓	80
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5% ✓	1.1%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Timeline ExpressVertical Center

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.