YOURLS Link Creator vs Better YOURLS

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

Health D47

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

YOURLS Link Creator moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+; Better YOURLS moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	YOURLS Link Creator	Better YOURLS
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600 ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 47	D · 49 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	13 ✓	12
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	31/100	38/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	10.7y ago	7.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	177 ✓	154
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.8% ✓	1.3%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

YOURLS Link CreatorBetter YOURLS

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.