WPGatsby vs Simply Static

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

WPGatsby

by lightstrike

Health D48

Simply Static

by Simply Static

Health A95

Active-install trajectory

WPGatsby Simply Static

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	WPGatsby	Simply Static
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 48	A · 95 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	100/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.34★	4.46★ ✓
Reviews	8	194 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	49/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.3y ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	728	60.3K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Performance

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

Release activity

WPGatsby Simply Static

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.