VA Simple Expires vs Simple Expires

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

VA Simple Expires

by kuck1u

Health D46

Simple Expires

by abmcr

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

VA Simple Expires Simple Expires

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	VA Simple Expires	Simple Expires
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900 ✓	500–600
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 46 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.09★ ✓	4.06★
Reviews	7 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	43/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	9.7y ago ✓	15.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	87	109 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

VA Simple Expires Simple Expires

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.