WP Podcasts Manager vs Podcast Subscribe Buttons

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

WP Podcasts Manager

by Maulik Vora

Health B82

Podcast Subscribe Buttons

by SecondLineThemes

Health B75

Active-install trajectory

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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 Podcasts Manager	Podcast Subscribe Buttons
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	B · 82 ✓	B · 75
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	68/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.77★	4.43★ ✓
Reviews	2	11 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	85/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11d ago ✓	11mo ago
Downloads · 30d	272	435 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Podcasts Manager Podcast Subscribe Buttons

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.