WP-PostViews vs WP-PostViews Plus widget

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

Health A87

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

WP-PostViews moved down one install band, 100K+ to 90K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP-PostViews	WP-PostViews Plus widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90K–100K ✓	20–30
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	—
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	2mo ago ✓	16.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	11.4K ✓	40
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.6% ✓	0.1%
Category	Analytics	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP-PostViewsWP-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.