Distributor vs ACF Quick Edit Fields

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

Distributor

by Carsten Bach

Health D44

ACF Quick Edit Fields

by podpirate

Health C62

Active-install trajectory

Distributor ACF Quick Edit Fields

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	Distributor	ACF Quick Edit Fields
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 44	C · 62 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	10/100	36/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.40★ ✓
Reviews	0	43 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	47/100	67/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.9y ago	1.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	43	4.2K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Distributor ACF Quick Edit Fields

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.