WP Hooks vs WP Head Footer

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

WP Hooks

by Andy Whalen

Health D41

WP Head Footer

by Francesco Taurino

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

WP HooksWP Head Footer

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 Hooks	WP Head Footer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90 ✓	20–30
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	+100% ✓
Overall health	—	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	6/100 ✓
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.	36/100	47/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	10.6y ago	3.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	100 ✓	38
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 HooksWP Head Footer

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.