Mark Posts vs Colored Admin Post List

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

Mark Posts

by flymke

Health C62

Colored Admin Post List

by rockschtar

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Mark Posts Colored Admin Post List

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	Mark Posts	Colored Admin Post List
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	500–600
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 62	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	39/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.31★ ✓	4.12★
Reviews	10 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	80/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.5y ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	213	389 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Mark Posts Colored Admin Post List

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.