Dashboard Notes vs Admin Customizer

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

Health B80

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

Dashboard Notes moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Dashboard Notes	Admin Customizer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 80 ✓	D · 51
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	80/100 ✓	7/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	19 ✓	16
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	55/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	8mo ago ✓	3.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	196	300 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.2% ✓	2.7%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Dashboard NotesAdmin 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.