Mad Cow Owner Update Notifications for MainWP vs Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails

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

Mad Cow Owner Update Notifications for MainWP

Health B80

Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails

Health D52

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	Mad Cow Owner Update Notifications for MainWP	Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 80 ✓	D · 52
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	10/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.40★ ✓
Reviews	0	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	60/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	5d ago ✓	2.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	88	347 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	101% ✓	8.8%
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Mad Cow Owner Update Notifications for MainWPDisable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails

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.