Back End Instructions vs WP Help

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

Back End Instructions

by Doodlebee

Health D44

WP Help

by Mark Jaquith

Health C57

Active-install trajectory

Back End Instructions 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	Back End Instructions	WP Help
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	D · 44	C · 57 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	18/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.85★	4.66★ ✓
Reviews	9	54 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	70/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	12.4y ago	2.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	86	1.8K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Back End Instructions 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.