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Youngwhan's Simple Latex vs WP-KaTeX

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

Youngwhan's Simple Latex and WP-KaTeX are close on health (D · 48 vs D · 47). Youngwhan's Simple Latex has the lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

WP-KaTeX moved down one install band, 800+ to 700+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Youngwhan's Simple Latex	WP-KaTeX
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	700–800 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable ✓	-13%
Overall health	D · 48 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	9/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	2	11 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	50/100 ✓	41/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	2.9y ago ✓	7.2y ago
Downloads, last 30d	108	295 ✓
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.	+9%	+17%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.8%	2.9% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Youngwhan's Simple LatexWP-KaTeX

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.