WP Author Report Free vs The Paste

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

WP Author Report Free

by WPDeveloper

Health D42

The Paste

by podpirate

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

WP Author Report Free The Paste

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	WP Author Report Free	The Paste
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	D · 42	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	75/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	66/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.66★	4.59★ ✓
Reviews	6	35 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.2y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	26	748 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Media

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

Release activity

WP Author Report Free The Paste

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.