Dashboard Cleaner vs CookieAdmin

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

Dashboard Cleaner

by bruandet

Health A86

CookieAdmin

by Softaculous

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Dashboard CleanerCookieAdmin

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	Dashboard Cleaner	CookieAdmin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	400K–500K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	+33% ✓
Overall health	A · 86	A · 86
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100 ✓	80/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★ ✓	4.17★
Reviews	5 ✓	4
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	81/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	21d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	209	112.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.2%	29% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Privacy & Consent

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

Release activity

Dashboard CleanerCookieAdmin

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.