Web Stories vs Web Stories Enhancer

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

Web Stories

by Google

Health C65

Web Stories Enhancer

by Magazine3

Health C59

Active-install trajectory

Web Stories Web Stories Enhancer

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	Web Stories	Web Stories Enhancer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60K–70K ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14% ✓	-33%
Overall health	C · 65 ✓	C · 59
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	50/100 ✓	39/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.15★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	87 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100 ✓	73/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.3y ago ✓	1.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	5.6K ✓	85
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Web Stories Web Stories Enhancer

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.