Backend Designer vs Easy Backend-Style

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

Health D52

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Easy Backend-Style moved up one install band, 100+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Backend Designer	Easy Backend-Style
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+100% ✓
Overall health	D · 52	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	15/100	99/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	4 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	56/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.6y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	298 ✓	171
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.0% ✓	2.6%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Backend DesignerEasy Backend-Style

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.