Custom Taxonomy Templates vs Term Management Tools

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

Health D45

Health B80

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	Custom Taxonomy Templates	Term Management Tools
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90–100	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 45	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	73/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.77★ ✓
Reviews	1	76 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	79/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.8y ago	10mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	85	7.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.2% ✓	1.9%
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Custom Taxonomy TemplatesTerm Management Tools

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.