WP e-Commerce Recommendations vs WCBoost

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

Health D45

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	WP e-Commerce Recommendations	WCBoost
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	+33% ✓
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	—
Reviews	1 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	32/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.8y ago	10d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	18	4.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	11% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	eCommerce

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

Release activity

WP e-Commerce RecommendationsWCBoost

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.