Change background color from bright to dark vs Background Gradient Color

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

Change background color from bright to dark

by Benjamin Hagh Parast

Health B75

Background Gradient Color

by Dear

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Change background color from bright to dark	Background Gradient Color
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	0–0
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	—
Overall health	B · 75	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	78/100	97/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	1 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	73/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8mo ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	37	42 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Change background color from bright to dark Background Gradient Color

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.