WPSSO Core vs Yoast SEO

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

Health A89

Health A98

Active-install trajectory

WPSSO Core moved down one install band, 5K+ to 4K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WPSSO Core	Yoast SEO
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K	10M+ ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 89	A · 98 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	91/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	97/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.6★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	306	27,820 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6d ago ✓	8d ago
Downloads · 30d	2.2K	11.8M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	1.0% ✓
Category	Performance	SEO

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

Release activity

WPSSO CoreYoast SEO

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.