Frontend File Explorer vs Shared Files

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

Frontend File Explorer

by Shafat Mahmud Khan

Health B80

Shared Files

by Anssi Laitila

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Frontend File ExplorerShared Files

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Frontend File Explorer	Shared Files
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90–100	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+800% ✓	0%
Overall health	—	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	0	34 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago	14d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	424	4.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.4% ✓	1.4%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Frontend File ExplorerShared Files

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.