Plugin Disabler vs WP Optimize It

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

Plugin Disabler

by Christian Bautista

Health D45

WP Optimize It

by Christian Bautista

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Plugin DisablerWP Optimize It

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	Plugin Disabler	WP Optimize It
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400 ✓	20–30
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+50% ✓	0%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	1	2 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100 ✓	35/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	7.0y ago ✓	10.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	133 ✓	28
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.7% ✓	0.6%
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Plugin DisablerWP Optimize It

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.