Vanilla Adaptive Maps vs Simple Map

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

Health D41

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

Vanilla Adaptive Maps moved down one install band, 100+ to 90+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Vanilla Adaptive Maps	Simple Map
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90–100	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	D · 48 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	0	12 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	39/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	11.1y ago	8.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	70	724 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.9%	3.0% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Vanilla Adaptive MapsSimple Map

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.