WP Help vs BetterDocs

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

WP Help

by Mark Jaquith

Health C58

BetterDocs

by WPDeveloper

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

WP Help BetterDocs

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 Help	BetterDocs
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	9K–10K	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10% ✓	-25%
Overall health	C · 58	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	19/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.66★	4.82★ ✓
Reviews	54	511 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	71/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.4y ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	2.0K	54.0K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Chat & Support

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

Release activity

WP Help BetterDocs

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.