Dashboard Notes vs Admin Customizer

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

Dashboard Notes

by MIGHTYminnow

Health B83

Admin Customizer

by Nilambar Sharma

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

Dashboard Notes Admin Customizer

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 Notes	Admin Customizer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	D · 51
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	89/100 ✓	8/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.41★	4.46★ ✓
Reviews	19 ✓	16
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	95/100 ✓	60/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	6mo ago ✓	3.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	131	158 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Dashboard Notes Admin Customizer

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.