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Pretty Search Permalinks vs Search Fixer

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

Pretty Search Permalinks is the only plugin here with enough reviews to score.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Pretty Search Permalinks	Search Fixer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	200–300 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	—
Reviews	3 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	35/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	15.4y ago
Downloads, last 30d	140 ✓	92
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+9%	+11%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.6%	4.4% ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

Pretty Search PermalinksSearch Fixer

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.