User Submitted Posts vs Easy Post Submission

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

User Submitted Posts

by Jeff Starr

Health A91

Easy Post Submission

by ThemeRuby

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

User Submitted Posts Easy Post Submission

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	User Submitted Posts	Easy Post Submission
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	4K–5K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+300% ✓
Overall health	A · 91 ✓	B · 84
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	99/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	96/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.82★ ✓	4.10★
Reviews	911 ✓	6
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	92/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	18d ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads · 30d	11.8K ✓	1.4K
Category	Uncategorized	Login & Users

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

Release activity

User Submitted Posts Easy Post Submission

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.