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.

Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard

by WPFactory

Health A89

Download Plugin

by Metagauss

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot 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.	—	+20% ✓
Overall health	A · 89 ✓	A · 87
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100 ✓	83/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.56★ ✓	4.29★
Reviews	27 ✓	25
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100	97/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6d ago	3d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	4.3K	35.5K ✓
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 Dashboard Download 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.