Quick Draft CPT vs Dashboard Widgets for LearnDash

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

Health D42

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Dashboard Widgets for LearnDash moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Quick Draft CPT	Dashboard Widgets for LearnDash
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	200–300 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-33% ✓
Overall health	—	D · 45 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	4/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	74/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.0★ ✓
Reviews	0	1 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	44/100 ✓	41/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	3.8y ago ✓	4.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	33	124 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	1.5% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Education

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

Release activity

Quick Draft CPTDashboard Widgets for LearnDash

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.