Better WP Admin Post List vs Admin Dashboard

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

Better WP Admin Post List

by Yakovos Frountas

Health D45

Admin Dashboard

by libinprasanth

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Better WP Admin Post ListAdmin Dashboard

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 WP Admin Post List	Admin Dashboard
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	50–60 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+150% ✓
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	—
Reviews	1 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100 ✓	34/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	5.9y ago ✓	7.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	47	95 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	1.1% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Better WP Admin Post ListAdmin Dashboard

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.