WP Edit vs AddQuicktag

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

WP Edit

by Josh

Health D45

AddQuicktag

by Frank Bueltge

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

WP Edit AddQuicktag

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 Edit	AddQuicktag
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40K–50K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	75/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.00★	4.51★ ✓
Reviews	159 ✓	44
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	45/100	52/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	7.9y ago	5.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	669	1.3K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Edit AddQuicktag

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.