Dashboard Commander vs Widget Disable

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

Health B83

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Dashboard Commander moved down one install band, 900+ to 800+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Dashboard Commander	Widget Disable
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 83	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	93/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	8	24 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	208	1.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.3%	5.2% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Dashboard CommanderWidget Disable

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.