File Change Monitor vs Melapress File Monitor

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

Health B78

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Melapress File Monitor moved up one install band, 5K+ to 6K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	File Change Monitor	Melapress File Monitor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+20% ✓
Overall health	B · 78	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	95/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.04★ ✓
Reviews	0	32 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	81/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	22d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	175	4.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	4.3% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

File Change MonitorMelapress File Monitor

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.