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Cleanup Duplicate Meta vs Metabase

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

Metabase is the safest pick: health C · 58 against 49 for Cleanup Duplicate Meta, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Cleanup Duplicate Meta	Metabase
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	200–300 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	D · 49	C · 58 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	38/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	72/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	11 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	62/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.5y ago	1.6y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	109	140 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+25%	+25%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.0%	4.3% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Cleanup Duplicate MetaMetabase

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.