WP Notice Popup vs Popup Box

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

WP Notice Popup

by Jose Canchila (Jodacame)

Health D41

Popup Box

by Wow-Company

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

WP Notice PopupPopup Box

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 Notice Popup	Popup Box
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+20% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.43★ ✓
Reviews	0	11 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	78/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	16.5y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	58	848 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	6.7% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Notice PopupPopup Box

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.