Better File Editor vs Theme Editor

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

Health D48

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

Better File Editor moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Better File Editor	Theme Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	50K–60K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 48	B · 81 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	81/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	17	128 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	78/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.1y ago	8mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	119	6.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.7%	5.3% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Better File EditorTheme Editor

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.