DMC Promo Banner vs Top Bar

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

DMC Promo Banner

by DMC

Health B83

Top Bar

by WP Darko

Health B77

Active-install trajectory

DMC Promo Banner Top Bar

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	DMC Promo Banner	Top Bar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	B · 77
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	83/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	75/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.00★ ✓
Reviews	1	43 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11d ago ✓	7mo ago
Downloads · 30d	256	940 ✓
Category	eCommerce	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

DMC Promo Banner Top Bar

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.