Core Rollback vs WP Downgrade

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

Core Rollback

by Andy Fragen

Health A87

WP Downgrade

by Reisetiger

Health D53

Active-install trajectory

Core Rollback WP Downgrade

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	Core Rollback	WP Downgrade
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	D · 53
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	6/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.35★	4.73★ ✓
Reviews	16	169 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100 ✓	62/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	3.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	16.8K ✓	8.4K
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Core Rollback WP Downgrade

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.