Debug Log vs BugFu Console Debugger

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

Debug Log

by Andrew Klimek

Health D45

BugFu Console Debugger

by Federico Andrioli

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Debug Log BugFu Console Debugger

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	Debug Log	BugFu Console Debugger
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	300–400 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	5/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.44★ ✓
Reviews	1	17 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	55/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	10.3y ago	3.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	60	217 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Debug Log BugFu Console Debugger

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.