WP FILE SEARCH vs File Download

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

WP FILE SEARCH

by MariaOik

Health D45

File Download

by avneetk

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

WP FILE SEARCH File Download

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 FILE SEARCH	File Download
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200 ✓	100–200
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	D · 43
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	69/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	3.77★
Reviews	1	2 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	40/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	10.9y ago	6.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	241 ✓	72
Category	Search	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP FILE SEARCH File Download

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.