Update Permalink/Slug Previews in Admin vs Remove Parent Category from Slug

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

Update Permalink/Slug Previews in Admin

by thomasbachem

Health D53

Remove Parent Category from Slug

by Sirius Pro

Health C57

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Update Permalink/Slug Previews in Admin	Remove Parent Category from Slug
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	100–200 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 53	C · 57 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	31/100	33/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.06★ ✓
Reviews	0	2 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	68/100	71/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.8y ago	1.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	156	199 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Update Permalink/Slug Previews in Admin Remove Parent Category from Slug

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.