Debug Bar vs WP Crontrol

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

Health B84

Health B81

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	Debug Bar	WP Crontrol
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	B · 81
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	44/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.10★	4.39★ ✓
Reviews	69	167 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	84/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	17d ago	17d ago
Downloads · 30d	66.4K	415.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8%	3.4% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	eCommerce

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

Release activity

Debug BarWP Crontrol

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.