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Front-end Categories vs Front-end Category Management

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

Front-end Categories and Front-end Category Management are close on health (D · 46 vs D · 45), with nothing separating them on the sub-scores.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Front-end Categories	Front-end Category Management
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	20–30 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	D · 46 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	3 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	36/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	12.2y ago	11.9y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	34	34
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+5%	-23%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	0.6% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Developer Tools

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

Release activity

Front-end CategoriesFront-end Category Management

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.