WP-Ranking PRO vs WP Popular Posts

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

WP-Ranking PRO

by plugmize

Health D41

WP Popular Posts

by Hector Cabrera

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

WP-Ranking PROWP Popular Posts

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-Ranking PRO	WP Popular Posts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	75/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	0	249 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.0y ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	73	37.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.0%	1.1% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP-Ranking PROWP Popular Posts

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.