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Contextual Adminbar Color vs Grey Admin Color Schemes

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

Contextual Adminbar Color is the safest pick: health A · 87 against 49 for Grey Admin Color Schemes, 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	Contextual Adminbar Color	Grey Admin Color Schemes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600 ✓	300–400
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	A · 87 ✓	D · 49
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	9/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100 ✓	80/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	4.2★
Reviews	8 ✓	4
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	49/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	2.9y ago
Downloads, last 30d	296 ✓	123
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.	+12%	-8%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.6% ✓	4.1%
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Contextual Adminbar ColorGrey Admin Color Schemes

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.