Workshop Butler vs WSMaker

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

Health D47

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Workshop Butler moved down one install band, 30+ to 20+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Workshop Butler	WSMaker
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30 ✓	—
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33% ✓	—
Overall health	—	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	18/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	—
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	57/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.4y ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	71	106 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3% ✓	—
Category	Booking & Events	Booking & Events

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

Release activity

Workshop ButlerWSMaker

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.