Darklup vs Dark Mode For WP [GWE]

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

Darklup is the only plugin here with enough reviews to score.

Darklup

by Darklup

Health A87

Dark Mode For WP [GWE]

by Mukul Hossain

Health D49

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	Darklup	Dark Mode For WP [GWE]
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	10–20
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	22/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	—
Reviews	44 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	58/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	2.2y ago
Downloads, last 30d	600 ✓	39
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-13%	-33%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5% ✓	0.6%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

DarklupDark Mode For WP [GWE]

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.