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Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard vs Download Plugin

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

Active-install trajectory

Download Plugin moved up one install band, 50K+ to 60K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard	Download Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K	60K–70K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+20% ✓
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	A · 87
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	98/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100 ✓	84/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.6★ ✓	4.3★
Reviews	27	27
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	9d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	7.7K	15.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.4%	5.2% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from DashboardDownload Plugin

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.