Thumbshots plugin vs Apercite

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

Thumbshots plugin

by sam2kb

Health D41

Apercite

by Francis

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Thumbshots plugin Apercite

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	Thumbshots plugin	Apercite
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 41	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	64/100	65/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.56★	3.60★ ✓
Reviews	2 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100 ✓	35/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	6.3y ago ✓	15.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	79 ✓	36
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Thumbshots plugin Apercite

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.