WP Category Permalink vs WP No Base Permalink

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

WP Category Permalink

by Jordy Meow

Health D50

WP No Base Permalink

by Sergio

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

WP Category Permalink WP No Base Permalink

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 Category Permalink	WP No Base Permalink
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 50 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.55★ ✓	4.03★
Reviews	31 ✓	16
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	43/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	7.7y ago	6.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	185	279 ✓
Category	eCommerce	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.