DarkAdmin vs Dark Mode for WP Dashboard

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

Health B82

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

DarkAdmin moved down one install band, 100+ to 90+; Dark Mode for WP Dashboard moved up one install band, 2K+ to 3K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	DarkAdmin	Dark Mode for WP Dashboard
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90–100	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	+50% ✓
Overall health	B · 82	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	70/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	1	34 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	29d ago ✓	1mo ago
Downloads · 30d	375	4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	6.1% ✓	4.3%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

DarkAdminDark Mode for WP Dashboard

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.