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Vcgs Toolbox vs Social Media Icons Widget

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

Vcgs Toolbox and Social Media Icons Widget are close on health (D · 49 vs D · 48), with nothing separating them on the sub-scores.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Vcgs Toolbox	Social Media Icons Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	1K–2K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	D · 49 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100 ✓	83/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★ ✓	4.3★
Reviews	10 ✓	8
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	8.9y ago ✓	8.9y ago
Downloads, last 30d	129	275 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+33%	+10%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	0.9% ✓
Category	Analytics	Social

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

Release activity

Vcgs ToolboxSocial Media Icons Widget

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.