WP-PostViews vs WP-PostViews Plus widget

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

WP-PostViews

by Lester Chan

Health A87

WP-PostViews Plus widget

by flyaga

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

WP-PostViews WP-PostViews Plus widget

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-PostViews	WP-PostViews Plus widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	20–30
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.30★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	65 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	35/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	yesterday ✓	16.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	37.6K ✓	63
Category	Analytics	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP-PostViews WP-PostViews Plus widget

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.