WP Statistics vs WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic)

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

Health A91

WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic)

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

WP Statistics moved down one install band, 600K+ to 500K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Statistics	WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic)
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500K–600K ✓	20K–30K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 91 ✓	A · 88
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	93/100 ✓	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	758 ✓	156
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	95/100 ✓	83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11d ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	746.4K ✓	29K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3%	2.0% ✓
Category	Analytics	Analytics

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

Release activity

WP StatisticsWP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic)

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.