WP-Auto-Publish vs WP-Cron Control

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

WP-Auto-Publish

by flashcol

Health D41

WP-Cron Control

by Automattic

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

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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-Auto-Publish	WP-Cron Control
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-40%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	D · 43 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	68/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	3.7★ ✓
Reviews	0	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	39/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	8.2y ago ✓	8.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	56	549 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.0%	1.1% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

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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.