Updates to Slack vs Site Update Notification

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

Updates to Slack

by Alex Cooper

Health D42

Site Update Notification

by Rakib Hossain

Health D54

Active-install trajectory

Updates to SlackSite 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	Updates to Slack	Site Update Notification
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	60–70 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+50% ✓
Overall health	—	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	5/100	34/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	—
Rating (adjusted)	—	—
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	49/100	71/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.6y ago	1.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	45	60 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	7.2% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Updates to SlackSite 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.