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WPS Visitor Counter vs Mechanic Visitor Counter

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

WPS Visitor Counter is the safest pick: health B · 72 against 43 for Mechanic Visitor Counter, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

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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	WPS Visitor Counter	Mechanic Visitor Counter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	6K–7K
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable ✓	-25%
Overall health	B · 72 ✓	D · 43
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	73/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100 ✓	68/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★ ✓	3.7★
Reviews	8	15 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100 ✓	43/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	10mo ago ✓	5.8y ago
Downloads, last 30d	1.7K ✓	506
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+10%	+25%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.6% ✓	2.7%
Category	Analytics	Analytics

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

Release activity

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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.