Better WP-Admin Search vs Search by ID

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

Health D51

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Better WP-Admin Search moved up one install band, 20+ to 30+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Better WP-Admin Search	Search by ID
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	700–800 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+50% ✓	0%
Overall health	—	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	27/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	0	18 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	62/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	1.9y ago ✓	7.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	70	250 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.7%	3.3% ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

Better WP-Admin SearchSearch by ID

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.