Maintenance Redirect vs Maintenance Mode

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

Health A85

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Maintenance Redirect	Maintenance Mode
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	8K–9K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 85	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	90/100	99/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100 ✓	83/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.6★ ✓	4.3★
Reviews	24 ✓	14
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	80/100 ✓	79/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6mo ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.3K	1.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.6%	5.6% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Maintenance RedirectMaintenance Mode

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.