Header Banner vs Admin Customization

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

Header Banner

by Ernest Behinov

Health D50

Admin Customization

by Alex Ciobica

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Header BannerAdmin Customization

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	Header Banner	Admin Customization
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	200–300 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+300% ✓	-33%
Overall health	—	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	24/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	—
Rating (adjusted)	—	—
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	63/100 ✓	35/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	2.0y ago ✓	15.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	59	112 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.9% ✓	0.8%
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Header BannerAdmin Customization

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.