wp-forecast vs Weather Atlas Widget

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

Health A85

Health C63

Active-install trajectory

wp-forecast moved down one install band, 5K+ to 4K+; Weather Atlas Widget moved down one install band, 9K+ to 8K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	wp-forecast	Weather Atlas Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K	8K–9K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	-11% ✓
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	C · 63
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	47/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	77/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	23	41 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	95/100 ✓	77/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	1.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	1.7K ✓	938
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	4.3% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

wp-forecastWeather Atlas Widget

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.