WP Meta and Date Remover vs Hide/Remove Metadata

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

Health B82

Health B77

Active-install trajectory

WP Meta and Date Remover moved down one install band, 90K+ to 80K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Meta and Date Remover	Hide/Remove Metadata
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80K–90K ✓	20K–30K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 82 ✓	B · 77
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	91/100 ✓	90/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	68/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★ ✓	3.7★
Reviews	71 ✓	14
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	92/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago ✓	5mo ago
Downloads · 30d	9.9K ✓	2.4K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.6%	6.2% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Meta and Date RemoverHide/Remove Metadata

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.