Rich Showcase for Google Reviews vs Embedder for Google Reviews

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

Rich Showcase for Google Reviews

by richplugins

Health A99

Embedder for Google Reviews

by PARETO Digital

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Rich Showcase for Google Reviews Embedder for Google Reviews

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	Rich Showcase for Google Reviews	Embedder for Google Reviews
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	6K–7K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+20% ✓
Overall health	A · 99 ✓	A · 86
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	98/100 ✓	82/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	100/100 ✓	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.90★ ✓	4.27★
Reviews	1,613 ✓	6
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	100/100 ✓	90/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	10d ago	9d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	103.4K ✓	5.3K
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Rich Showcase for Google Reviews Embedder for Google Reviews

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.