WP-Top1000Authors vs Post Pay Counter

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

Health D41

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Post Pay Counter moved down one install band, 2K+ to 1K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP-Top1000Authors	Post Pay Counter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-50% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.65★ ✓
Reviews	0	46 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	32/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	16.6y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	16	302 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	0.8% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Payments

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

Release activity

WP-Top1000AuthorsPost Pay Counter

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.