Validated vs SyntaxHighlighter2

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

Validated

by Allan Collins

Health D44

SyntaxHighlighter2

by mohanjith

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

ValidatedSyntaxHighlighter2

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	Validated	SyntaxHighlighter2
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600 ✓	20–30
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-29%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 44 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★ ✓	—
Reviews	5 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100 ✓	35/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	6.9y ago ✓	16.4y ago
Downloads · 30d	204 ✓	40
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.9% ✓	0.2%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

ValidatedSyntaxHighlighter2

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.