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WDV About Me Widget vs Rich Contact Widget

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

WDV About Me Widget is the safest pick: health C · 55 against 46 for Rich Contact Widget, led by lower removal risk.

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.

Metric WDV About Me Widget Rich Contact Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 800–900 9K–10K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. -11% 8K+ → 9K+ ✓
Overall health C · 55 ✓ D · 46
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 30/100 ✓ 3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 74/100 79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.0★ 4.1★ ✓
Reviews 2 7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 63/100 ✓ 39/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low ✓ High
Last updated 1.8y ago ✓ 8.9y ago
Downloads, last 30d 249 686 ✓
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. +4% +53%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 3.3% 11% ✓
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✓ 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.