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WP Simple FAQ vs FAQ Concertina

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

FAQ Concertina is the safest pick: health D · 49 against 42 for WP Simple FAQ, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

FAQ Concertina moved down one install band, 700+ to 600+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Simple FAQ	FAQ Concertina
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	600–700 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable ✓	700+ → 600+
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 (weighted for review count)	3.7★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	1	22 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	50/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	11.6y ago	4.8y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	35	182 ✓
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.	0%	+31%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	2.1% ✓
Category	Chat & Support	Chat & Support

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

Release activity

WP Simple FAQFAQ 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.