Reading Progress Bar vs User Role Editor

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

Reading Progress Bar

by Anowar Hossain Rana

Health D54

User Role Editor

by Vladimir Garagulya

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Reading Progress Bar	User Role Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	700K–800K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 54	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	34/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.52★ ✓
Reviews	0	288 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	71/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.7y ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	53	525.0K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Security

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

Release activity

Reading Progress Bar User Role Editor

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.