Disable Plugin Deactivation vs Disable Plugins

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

Disable Plugin Deactivation

by Yogesh Pawar

Health D41

Disable Plugins

by kynatro

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

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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	Disable Plugin Deactivation	Disable Plugins
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80 ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-30%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	—
Rating (adjusted)	—	—
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	42/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	5.8y ago ✓	12.4y ago
Downloads · 30d	66 ✓	36
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3% ✓	0.2%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ 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.