WP Filter Posts vs Simple Custom Post Order

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

WP Filter Posts

by f1logic

Health D42

Simple Custom Post Order

by colorlibplugins

Health A96

Active-install trajectory

WP Filter PostsSimple Custom Post Order

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 Filter Posts	Simple Custom Post Order
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-40%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 42	A · 96 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	90/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.7★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	1	588 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	6.8y ago	today ✓
Downloads · 30d	141	280.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	5.3% ✓
Category	Search	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Filter PostsSimple Custom Post Order

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.