[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 dlocc):

 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.

 I reiterate what many others have said before me: The chart shouldn't have
 been removed in the first place without more transparency and discussion.

 However, I am encouraged when I read ''"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"''. At least
 this tells me there's some hope we'll get back the data we lost, and
 potentially more data in the future.

 I do have to temper this hopefulness, though, due to the mere fact that it
 seems WP.org leadership and Automattic seem to be working more ''against''
 the community than ''with'' the community lately. It's an unfortunate
 feeling and I'm obviously not alone.

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