Customizer Export/Import vs Customizer Backup & Reset

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

Health A88

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Customizer Backup & Reset moved down one install band, 8K+ to 7K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Customizer Export/Import	Customizer Backup & Reset
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	7K–8K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	B · 84
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	93/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	94/100 ✓	77/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.7★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	115 ✓	15
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100 ✓	94/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	10.1K ✓	1.5K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.5%	3.6% ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Backup

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

Release activity

Customizer Export/ImportCustomizer Backup & Reset

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.