WP Discourse vs Post Comments as bbPress Topics

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

WP Discourse

by scossar

Health A85

Post Comments as bbPress Topics

by Robin W

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

WP Discourse Post Comments as bbPress Topics

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 Discourse	Post Comments as bbPress Topics
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	300–400
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 85	A · 85
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.14★ ✓	4.13★
Reviews	8	18 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	75/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	16d ago	9d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.6K ✓	129
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Discourse Post Comments as bbPress Topics

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.