Disable Parent Menu Link vs Add menu separators to navigation

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

Health D43

Health B71

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	Disable Parent Menu Link	Add menu separators to navigation
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	900–1K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 43	B · 71 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	66/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	2	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	79/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	14.9y ago	11mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	106	231 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.1%	5.4% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

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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.