WP Google+1 vs Social Media Widget

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

Health D41

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

WP Google+1 moved down one install band, 20+ to 10+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Google+1	Social Media Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	18/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	72/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	3.9★ ✓
Reviews	0	84 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	61/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	15.2y ago	2.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	41	1.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	1.4% ✓
Category	SEO	Social

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

Release activity

WP Google+1Social Media Widget

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.