Cornerstone vs CMS admin area

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

Health B83

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Cornerstone moved down one install band, 30K+ 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	Cornerstone	CMS admin area
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (adjusted)	3.93★ ✓	—
Reviews	6 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	13.4y ago
Downloads · 30d	1.1K ✓	34
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	27% ✓	0.2%
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

CornerstoneCMS admin area

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.