[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 markzahra):

 Replying to [comment:35 matt]:
 > 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.
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 > 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.

 @matt, the chart in its current state, no matter how it came about, was
 helpful, so please bring it back while we work as a community to create a
 better solution for the future.

 Holding this information hostage from plugin developers is only going to
 cause more problems for everyone involved and WordPress as a whole. As you
 say, feedback loops are important, so please give us back the only
 valuable user feedback that we've had from the repo

 Once we have this chart back, we can then open a separate trac ticket to
 discuss what the future version of plugin stats could be like for
 developers. This is the best way forward for everyone.

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Ticket URL: <https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/6511#comment:40>
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