[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #6511: Bring back the active install growth chart

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#6511: Bring back the active install growth chart
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 Reporter:  markzahra         |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high              |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by maartenbelmans):

 Replying to [comment:35 matt]:
 > Replying to [comment:21 joppuyo]:
 > > I guess only issue I see if these kinds of services put unreasonable
 pressure on w.org servers. I’m not familiar with the terms of service of
 the API.
 >
 > As has been pointed out, there was never an API made for public use or
 with any promise of availability, people just reverse engineered and
 exfiltrated the data to create the chart.
 >
 > I definitely think we can show some more stats to plugin authors about
 their own plugins, and I'm hearing that for newer plugins every new
 install can be a motivator. Feedback loops are important. It will take
 some work but it's doable.

 Hi @matt

 Why not bring back the growth chart but only visible to plugin owners?
 That would stop these services from scraping the API entirely as there is
 nothing to scrape. Am I missing something here? The solution seems simple.

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