Zenpost vs Ghost

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

Health D45

Health D52

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	Zenpost	Ghost
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 52 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	26/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	69/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	1	7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	63/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.1y ago	2.0y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	42	283 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	1.1% ✓
Category	Social	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

ZenpostGhost

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.