Howdy vs WP Hide Dashboard

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

Howdy

by Brad Parbs

Health D41

WP Hide Dashboard

by Drew Jaynes

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Howdy	WP Hide Dashboard
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 41	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.56★ ✓
Reviews	0	20 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	42/100	43/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	5.0y ago ✓	8.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	52	199 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Howdy WP Hide Dashboard

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.