Nice scrollbar vs Advanced Scrollbar

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

Health D44

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Advanced Scrollbar moved down one install band, 700+ to 600+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Nice scrollbar	Advanced Scrollbar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	600–700 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	D · 44	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100 ✓	64/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★ ✓	3.6★
Reviews	3	7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.6y ago	today ✓
Downloads · 30d	35	441 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	1.5% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Nice scrollbarAdvanced Scrollbar

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.