Query Monitor vs Code Profiler

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

Query Monitor

by John Blackbourn

Health B84

Code Profiler

by bruandet

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Query Monitor Code Profiler

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	Query Monitor	Code Profiler
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200K–300K ✓	8K–9K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 84	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	97/100 ✓	79/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	41/100	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.87★ ✓	4.17★
Reviews	468 ✓	35
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	9d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	310.7K ✓	3.5K
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Query Monitor Code Profiler

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.