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DE Hide UpdraftPlus Dashboard News vs Announce from the Dashboard

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

DE Hide UpdraftPlus Dashboard News is the safest pick: health D · 54 against 50 for Announce from the Dashboard, led by lower removal risk.

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 DE Hide UpdraftPlus Dashboard News Announce from the Dashboard
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 50–60 7K–8K ✓
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 D · 54 ✓ D · 50
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 33/100 ✓ 15/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 67/100 76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 3.7★ 4.0★ ✓
Reviews 1 6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 61/100 ✓ 44/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low ✓ Elevated
Last updated 1.7y ago ✓ 2.6y ago
Downloads, last 30d 82 519 ✓
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. +29% +39%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 1.2% 27% ✓
Category Admin & Utilities Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

DE Hide UpdraftPlus Dashboard NewsAnnounce from the Dashboard

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.