Admin Help Docs vs WP Help

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

Admin Help Docs

by PluginRx

Health A87

WP Help

by Mark Jaquith

Health C56

Active-install trajectory

Admin Help DocsWP 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 Help Docs	WP Help
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+50% ✓	-10%
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	C · 56
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	16/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.37★	4.66★ ✓
Reviews	9	54 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	70/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	2.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	1K	2.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.7% ✓	3.0%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Admin Help DocsWP 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.