Twitter Link Shortcut vs Links shortcode

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

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Health D41

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

Links shortcode moved down one install band, 900+ to 800+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Twitter Link Shortcut	Links shortcode
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	800–900 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-11%
Overall health	—	D · 47 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	0	12 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	42/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	17.1y ago	7.0y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	23	198 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	1.8% ✓
Category	Social	Social

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

Release activity

Twitter Link ShortcutLinks shortcode

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.