Admin Bar User Switching vs User Switching

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

Health D48

Health A92

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Admin Bar User Switching	User Switching
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 48	A · 92 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★	4.9★ ✓
Reviews	12	238 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.5y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	363	87K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.9% ✓	3.1%
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Admin Bar User SwitchingUser Switching

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.