Quick Edit Post by ID (Admin Bar) vs Better Admin Bar

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

Quick Edit Post by ID (Admin Bar)

by Gaelan Lloyd

Health B80

Better Admin Bar

by David Vongries

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Quick Edit Post by ID (Admin Bar)	Better Admin Bar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-25% ✓
Overall health	B · 80 ✓	B · 78
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	73/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.48★ ✓
Reviews	0	19 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	10mo ago
Downloads · 30d	39	524 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Quick Edit Post by ID (Admin Bar) Better Admin 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.