WP Category Order vs Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order

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

Health C65

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	WP Category Order	Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	500K–600K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 65	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	51/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	3	162 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	72/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.3y ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	159	225.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.8%	4.4% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Category OrderCategory Order and Taxonomy Terms Order

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.