WP Search vs Search Relevance

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

WP Search

by Kenny

Health D43

Search Relevance

by sablednah

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

WP SearchSearch Relevance

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 Search	Search Relevance
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80 ✓	60–70
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25% ✓	-29%
Overall health	D · 43	D · 47 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	1	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	37/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	15.0y ago	13.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	90 ✓	75
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	1.4% ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

WP SearchSearch Relevance

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.