Admin Custom Description vs WPCore Plugin Manager

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

Admin Custom Description

by Amin Jabari Asl

Health D51

WPCore Plugin Manager

by stueynet

Health C69

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	Admin Custom Description	WPCore Plugin Manager
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-10% ✓
Overall health	D · 51	C · 69 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	19/100	50/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.54★ ✓
Reviews	1	32 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	60/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.3y ago	1.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	30	539 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Admin Custom Description WPCore Plugin Manager

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.