WP Reading List vs Newpost Catch

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

WP Reading List

by Mike Stumpf

Health D43

Newpost Catch

by Tetsuya Imamura

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

WP Reading ListNewpost Catch

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 Reading List	Newpost Catch
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-40%	-10% ✓
Overall health	D · 43	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.7★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	3 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	46/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.0y ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	80	3.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	3.0% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

WP Reading ListNewpost Catch

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.