Faster Appearance vs Editor Menu and Widget Access

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

Health D51

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Faster Appearance moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Faster Appearance	Editor Menu and Widget Access
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	7K–8K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 51 ✓	D · 50
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	91/100 ✓	88/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.6★ ✓	4.5★
Reviews	29 ✓	24
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	42/100	49/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	13.2y ago	5.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	101	526 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1%	8.1% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Faster AppearanceEditor Menu and Widget Access

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.