WP Simple FAQ vs FAQ Concertina

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

WP Simple FAQ

by HappyPlugins

Health D42

FAQ Concertina

by Michael Burridge

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

WP Simple FAQ FAQ Concertina

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 Simple FAQ	FAQ Concertina
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	600–700 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	D · 42	D · 49 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.68★	4.44★ ✓
Reviews	1	22 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	53/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	11.4y ago	4.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	25	105 ✓
Category	Chat & Support	Chat & Support

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

Release activity

WP Simple FAQ FAQ Concertina

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.