Whistles vs Donations via PayPal

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

Health D49

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Whistles moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Whistles	Donations via PayPal
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 49	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100	87/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★ ✓	4.4★
Reviews	19	27 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	42/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	13.0y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	123	1.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5%	2.0% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Payments

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

Release activity

WhistlesDonations via PayPal

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.