Lock Last Modified Date vs Show modified Date in admin lists

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

Lock Last Modified Date

by NEXTFLY® Web Design

Health B82

Show modified Date in admin lists

by apasionados

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Lock Last Modified Date Show modified Date in admin lists

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	Lock Last Modified Date	Show modified Date in admin lists
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+60% ✓	-14%
Overall health	B · 82	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	98/100 ✓	82/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.91★	4.61★ ✓
Reviews	1	32 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	81/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	7mo ago
Downloads · 30d	87	694 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Lock Last Modified Date Show modified Date in admin lists

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.