Better File Editor vs Theme Editor

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

Better File Editor

by Bryan Petty

Health D48

Theme Editor

by mndpsingh287

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Better File Editor Theme Editor

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	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	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	90/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.37★	4.56★ ✓
Reviews	17	128 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.9y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	74	6.8K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Better File Editor Theme 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.