Admin Backend and Update Helper vs Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails

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

Admin Backend and Update Helper

by yismedia

Health B70

Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails

by KZeni

Health D52

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Admin Backend and Update Helper	Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 70 ✓	D · 52
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	74/100 ✓	10/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.40★ ✓
Reviews	0	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100 ✓	60/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	9mo ago ✓	2.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	55	340 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Admin Backend and Update Helper Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails

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.