Metadata Viewer vs Ascendoor Metadata Manager

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

Metadata Viewer

by PluginizeLab

Health B83

Ascendoor Metadata Manager

by Ascendoor

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Metadata Viewer Ascendoor Metadata Manager

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	Metadata Viewer	Ascendoor Metadata Manager
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600 ✓	20–30
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+67% ✓	-33%
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	98/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	2 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	44/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	4mo ago ✓	4.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	213 ✓	30
Category	Login & Users	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Metadata Viewer Ascendoor Metadata Manager

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.