Editor Menu and Widget Access vs WP Widget in Navigation

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

Health D50

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

WP Widget in Navigation moved down one install band, 3K+ to 2K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Editor Menu and Widget Access	WP Widget in Navigation
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	7K–8K ✓	2K–3K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 50	B · 78 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	77/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	88/100 ✓	85/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★ ✓	4.4★
Reviews	24 ✓	15
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	49/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.4y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	526 ✓	423
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	8.1% ✓	5.0%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Editor Menu and Widget AccessWP Widget in Navigation

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.