Core Rollback vs WP Downgrade

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

Health A87

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Core Rollback moved up one install band, 10K+ to 20K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

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	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	99/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	16	169 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	78/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	27d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	4.4K	93.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	9.8% ✓	5.6%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Core RollbackWP 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.