Visual Hook Guide for Kadence vs Genesis Simple Hooks

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

Health D49

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Visual Hook Guide for Kadence moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Visual Hook Guide for Kadence	Genesis Simple Hooks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 49	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	7/100	83/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	5	22 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	50/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.3y ago	7mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	143	2.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.1% ✓	2.4%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Visual Hook Guide for KadenceGenesis Simple Hooks

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.