WP What Links Here vs No External Links

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

WP What Links Here

by Peter J. Herrel

Health D45

No External Links

by mihdan

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

WP What Links HereNo External Links

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 What Links Here	No External Links
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 45	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	89/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.39★ ✓
Reviews	2	16 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.4y ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	34	503 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	4.8% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	SEO

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

Release activity

WP What Links HereNo External Links

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.