Admin Expert Mode vs WP Help

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

Admin Expert Mode

by Scott Reilly

Health D45

WP Help

by Mark Jaquith

Health C58

Active-install trajectory

Admin Expert Mode WP Help

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Admin Expert Mode	WP Help
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	-10% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	C · 58 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	19/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.66★ ✓
Reviews	1	54 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	45/100	71/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	4.8y ago	2.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	70	1.9K ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Admin Expert Mode WP Help

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.