WP-Cycle vs GPP Slideshow

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

WP-Cycle

by Nathan Rice

Health D43

GPP Slideshow

by Thad Allender

Health D42

Active-install trajectory

WP-Cycle GPP Slideshow

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	GPP Slideshow
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 43 ✓	D · 42
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100 ✓	67/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.74★ ✓	3.70★
Reviews	12 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	36/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	14.0y ago	12.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	184 ✓	75
Category	Uncategorized	Media

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

Release activity

WP-Cycle GPP Slideshow

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.