Help Manager vs WP Help

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

Health D45

Health C57

Active-install trajectory

WP Help moved down one install band, 10K+ to 9K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Help Manager	WP Help
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	D · 45	C · 57 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	18/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.66★ ✓
Reviews	2	54 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	46/100	70/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	4.7y ago	2.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	52	2.0K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.4%	3.0% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Help ManagerWP Help

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.