WP Head Footer vs WP Hooks

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

WP Head Footer

by Francesco Taurino

Health D43

WP Hooks

by Andy Whalen

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

WP Head FooterWP Hooks

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 Head Footer	WP Hooks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	80–90 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	-11%
Overall health	—	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	6/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	—
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	47/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	3.4y ago ✓	10.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	38	100 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.1% ✓	1.1%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Head FooterWP Hooks

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.