Xmas Lights vs Snow

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

Xmas Lights

by GraphicEdit

Health D47

Snow

by Mitch

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

Xmas LightsSnow

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	Xmas Lights	Snow
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	100–200 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-70%	-50% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	81/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★ ✓	4.2★
Reviews	8	13 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	41/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	8.6y ago ✓	9.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	122 ✓	107
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	0.5% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Xmas LightsSnow

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.