Ascendoor Metadata Manager vs Metadata Viewer

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

Ascendoor Metadata Manager

by Ascendoor

Health D41

Metadata Viewer

by PluginizeLab

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Ascendoor Metadata ManagerMetadata Viewer

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	Ascendoor Metadata Manager	Metadata Viewer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	+67% ✓
Overall health	—	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	89/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	0	2 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	41/100	86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.0y ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	37	243 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2%	9.9% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Ascendoor Metadata ManagerMetadata Viewer

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.