WP BASIC SEO META vs AutoDescriptor

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

Health D44

Health B70

Active-install trajectory

WP BASIC SEO META moved down one install band, 20+ to 10+; AutoDescriptor moved up one install band, 40+ to 50+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP BASIC SEO META	AutoDescriptor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	50–60 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	+25% ✓
Overall health	D · 44 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	74/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (adjusted)	3.91★ ✓	—
Reviews	2 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	13.6y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	39	106 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	5.4% ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

WP BASIC SEO METAAutoDescriptor

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.