Frontend Debugger vs Ray

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

Health D45

Health B77

Active-install trajectory

Ray 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	Frontend Debugger	Ray
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	400–500 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-20% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	B · 77 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	73/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.40★ ✓
Reviews	1	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.1y ago	10mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	20	910 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	1.0% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Frontend DebuggerRay

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.