Drafts Dropdown vs Share a Draft

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

Health D45

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Drafts Dropdown	Share a Draft
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 45	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	70/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	3.82★
Reviews	1	11 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	47/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.3y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	57	824 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	4.2% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Social

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

Release activity

Drafts DropdownShare a Draft

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.