Customizer Reset vs Customizer Export/Import

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

Customizer Reset

by David Vongries

Health B75

Customizer Export/Import

by Beaver Builder

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Customizer Reset Customizer Export/Import

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Customizer Reset	Customizer Export/Import
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	900–1K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 75	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	71/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.34★	4.73★ ✓
Reviews	8	115 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	85/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	10mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	268	7.3K ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

Customizer Reset Customizer Export/Import

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.