Better Menu Widget vs Editor Menu and Widget Access

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

Better Menu Widget

by Tracey Holinka

Health D45

Editor Menu and Widget Access

by GuyPrimavera

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Better Menu Widget Editor Menu and Widget Access

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 Menu Widget	Editor Menu and Widget Access
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	7K–8K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.99★	4.49★ ✓
Reviews	5	24 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	51/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	7.6y ago	5.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	96	363 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Better Menu Widget Editor Menu and Widget Access

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.