Force Plugin Updates Check vs Plugin Update Notification

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

Health D47

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Force Plugin Updates Check moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Force Plugin Updates Check	Plugin Update Notification
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500 ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 47 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	—
Reviews	11 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	33/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	8.9y ago ✓	12.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	117 ✓	40
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.6% ✓	0.2%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Force Plugin Updates CheckPlugin Update Notification

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.