Advanced Scrollbar vs magic scroller

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

Health B80

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Advanced Scrollbar moved down one install band, 700+ to 600+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Advanced Scrollbar	magic scroller
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700 ✓	—
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14% ✓	—
Overall health	B · 80 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	64/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.6★ ✓	—
Reviews	7 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	87/100 ✓	41/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	today ✓	5.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	441 ✓	29
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5% ✓	—
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Advanced Scrollbarmagic scroller

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.