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LightStart vs Ultimate Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode & Unde

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

Active-install trajectory

LightStart moved down one install band, 500K+ to 400K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	LightStart	Ultimate Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode & Unde
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400K–500K ✓	9K–10K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	B · 84
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	98/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	874 ✓	6
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	77/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6d ago ✓	4mo ago
Downloads · 30d	271K ✓	1.5K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.9%	12% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Blocks

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

Release activity

LightStartUltimate Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode & Unde

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.