All in one SEO pack being downloaded faster than WordPress SEO by Yoast

At the end of August, all-in-one-seo-pack was 5th in the top 10 downloads measured by Growth per day. Nearly two weeks later it has climbed to the top. google-xml-sitemaps has dropped to 3rd position but wordpress-seo-by-yoast remains at number 2. jetpack‘s dropped to 6th (from 3rd). google-analytics-for-wordpress has leapt to 10th position. What do these figures tell us?

Not much really.

But it’s interesting to note that both of the top two and the new entry were all updated since the previous snapshot was taken.

Plugin name and description Plugin links Version, total downloads, last update, tested
All in One SEO – Best WordPress SEO Plugin – Easily Improve SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic
The original WordPress SEO plugin. Improve your WordPress SEO rankings and traffic with our comprehensive SEO tools and smart SEO optimizations!
4.4.6
126,655,535
14th September 2023
6.3.1
Yoast SEO
Improve your WordPress SEO: Write better content and have a fully optimized WordPress site using the Yoast SEO plugin.
21.2
589,820,060
19th September 2023
6.3.1
XML Sitemap Generator for Google
Generate multiple types of sitemaps to improve SEO and get your website indexed quickly.
4.1.13
36,131,094
11th August 2023
6.3.1
Contact Form 7
Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.
5.8
285,150,686
6th August 2023
6.3.1
Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth
Improve your WP security with powerful one-click tools like backup, WAF, and malware scan. Get essential free tools including stats, CDN and social sh …
12.6.1
355,169,576
21st September 2023
6.3.1
WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery
The most popular WordPress gallery plugin and one of the most popular plugins of all time with over 31 million downloads.
3.39
38,110,234
13th September 2023
6.3.1
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
The best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce.
5.3
299,841,721
13th September 2023
6.3.1
gtrans No info available  
WP-PageNavi
Adds a more advanced paging navigation interface.
2.94.1
12,079,039
9th August 2023
6.3.1
MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)
The best free Google Analytics plugin for WordPress. See how visitors find and use your website, so you can grow your business.
8.19
161,890,344
23rd August 2023
6.3.1