WP-Cycle Plus Captions vs WP-Cycle

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

WP-Cycle Plus Captions

by Snub_Fighter

Health D46

WP-Cycle

by Nathan Rice

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-Cycle Plus Captions	WP-Cycle
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90–100	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 46 ✓	D · 43
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	68/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	3.7★
Reviews	3	12 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	35/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	13.7y ago ✓	14.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	78	350 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.0%	1.3% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	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.