WP Smart Banner vs IdeaPress

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

WP Smart Banner

by yoeridekker

Health D45

IdeaPress

by michaelsiu

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

WP Smart BannerIdeaPress

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 Smart Banner	IdeaPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80	70–80
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-30%	-22% ✓
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	D · 44
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	1	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	6.0y ago ✓	12.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	198 ✓	100
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.7% ✓	0.3%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Smart BannerIdeaPress

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.