WordPress Widgets Shortcode vs Weaver Xtreme Theme Support

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

Health D46

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

WordPress Widgets Shortcode moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+; Weaver Xtreme Theme Support moved down one install band, 9K+ to 8K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WordPress Widgets Shortcode	Weaver Xtreme Theme Support
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	8K–9K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	-11% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	8 ✓	4
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	73/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.5y ago	11d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	169	9.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.2% ✓	2.0%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WordPress Widgets ShortcodeWeaver Xtreme Theme Support

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.