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

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Health D43

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Health D41

Active-install trajectory

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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.

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Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500 ✓	40–50
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	-20%
Overall health	D · 43 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100 ✓	63/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★ ✓	3.5★
Reviews	2	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	39/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	3.9y ago	3.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	184 ✓	74
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.8% ✓	0.4%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

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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.