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WP Favicon Remover vs Favicon XT-Manager

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

WP Favicon Remover is the safest pick: health B · 70 against 47 for Favicon XT-Manager, led by lower removal risk.

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 Favicon Remover	Favicon XT-Manager
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	2K–3K
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	B · 70 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	64/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	2	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	75/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	12mo ago ✓	8.9y ago
Downloads, last 30d	970 ✓	337
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+12%	+32%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	30% ✓	2.9%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Favicon RemoverFavicon XT-Manager

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.