Dark Mode for WP Dashboard vs Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)

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

Dark Mode for WP Dashboard

by Naiche

Health A89

Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)

by azizultex

Health C69

Active-install trajectory

Dark Mode for WP Dashboard Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)

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	Dark Mode for WP Dashboard	Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+50% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 89 ✓	C · 69
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	76/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100 ✓	60/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.57★ ✓	3.39★
Reviews	30	85 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	92/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5d ago ✓	9mo ago
Downloads · 30d	5.5K ✓	271
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Dark Mode for WP Dashboard Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)

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.