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TOP Sites URL list vs WP Google Analytics Events

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

WP Google Analytics Events is the safest pick: health D · 53 against 43 for TOP Sites URL list, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

WP Google Analytics Events moved down one install band, 6K+ to 5K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	TOP Sites URL list	WP Google Analytics Events
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	5K–6K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable ✓	-17%
Overall health	D · 43	D · 53 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	15/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	70/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	1	33 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	60/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	9.0y ago	2.6y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	34	857 ✓
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%	+38%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	1.5% ✓
Category	Analytics	Analytics

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

Release activity

TOP Sites URL listWP Google Analytics Events

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.