Custom Role Creator (CRC) vs User Role Editor

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

Health C57

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Custom Role Creator (CRC) moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Custom Role Creator (CRC)	User Role Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	700K–800K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	42/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	0	288 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	68/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.5y ago	today ✓
Downloads · 30d	147	403.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.5%	3.0% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Custom Role Creator (CRC)User Role Editor

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.