Menu Buttons vs WP Edit

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

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Menu Buttons moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Menu Buttons	WP Edit
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	75/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	2	159 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	44/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	10.9y ago	8.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	157	1.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2%	2.4% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Menu ButtonsWP Edit

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.