WP Counter vs Post Views Counter

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

WP Counter

by Harun

Health D45

Post Views Counter

by dFactory

Health A92

Active-install trajectory

WP CounterPost Views Counter

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 Counter	Post Views Counter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-22% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 45	A · 92 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	6/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	2	1,238 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.5y ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	203	209.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.6% ✓	1.7%
Category	Uncategorized	Analytics

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

Release activity

WP CounterPost Views Counter

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.