Gettext override translations vs Admin in English

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

Gettext override translations

by ramon fincken

Health C55

Admin in English

by Nikolay Bachiyski

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Gettext override translations Admin in English

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	Gettext override translations	Admin in English
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 55 ✓	D · 50
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	21/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.31★	4.54★ ✓
Reviews	7	30 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	64/100 ✓	44/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	2.3y ago ✓	8.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	182 ✓	155
Category	Multilingual	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Gettext override translations Admin in English

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.