WP IE Buster vs Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress

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

WP IE Buster

by qrac

Health D48

Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress

by Syed Balkhi

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

WP IE BusterPopup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress

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 IE Buster	Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 48	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100 ✓	83/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★ ✓	4.3★
Reviews	9	822 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	47/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.1y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	194	197.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.2% ✓	0.7%
Category	Uncategorized	eCommerce

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

Release activity

WP IE BusterPopup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress

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.