SEO Auto Linker vs Essential Widgets

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

SEO Auto Linker

by Arjan Olsder

Health C58

Essential Widgets

by Catch Themes

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

SEO Auto Linker Essential Widgets

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	SEO Auto Linker	Essential Widgets
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 58	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	34/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.10★ ✓	3.84★
Reviews	16 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	76/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.7y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	283	2.5K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

SEO Auto Linker Essential Widgets

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.