WP Post of the Day vs Random Post on Refresh

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

Health D45

Health C65

Active-install trajectory

Random Post on Refresh moved up one install band, 400+ to 500+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Post of the Day	Random Post on Refresh
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+25% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	C · 65 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	47/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.27★ ✓
Reviews	2	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	73/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.4y ago	1.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	57	119 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1%	5.9% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Post of the DayRandom Post on Refresh

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.