CMB2 vs CMB2 Admin Extension

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

CMB2

by Justin Sternberg

Health A91

CMB2 Admin Extension

by twoelevenjay

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

CMB2 CMB2 Admin Extension

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	CMB2	CMB2 Admin Extension
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300K–400K ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 91 ✓	B · 81
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	90/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	97/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.83★ ✓	4.12★
Reviews	91 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	5mo ago
Downloads · 30d	37.1K ✓	105
Category	Forms	Forms

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

Release activity

CMB2 CMB2 Admin Extension

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.