Advanced Admin Search vs Admin Menu Search

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

Advanced Admin Search

by Kuroit

Health D45

Admin Menu Search

by herchen

Health C63

Active-install trajectory

Advanced Admin Search Admin Menu Search

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	Advanced Admin Search	Admin Menu Search
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	C · 63 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	38/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.04★	4.45★ ✓
Reviews	8	14 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	46/100	77/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.2y ago	1.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	149	392 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Advanced Admin Search Admin Menu Search

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.