WP Spider Cache vs Slim Maintenance Mode

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

WP Spider Cache

by John James Jacoby

Health B79

Slim Maintenance Mode

by Johannes

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

WP Spider Cache Slim Maintenance Mode

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 Spider Cache	Slim Maintenance Mode
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 79	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	92/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.84★	4.82★ ✓
Reviews	2	63 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	67/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago	25d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	35	6.4K ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

WP Spider Cache Slim Maintenance Mode

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.