Remove invalid menu items vs Customize WP-admin

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

Health C67

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Remove invalid menu items moved up one install band, 900+ to 1K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Remove invalid menu items	Customize WP-admin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	30–40
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+11% ✓	0%
Overall health	C · 67 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	60/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	3.98★
Reviews	1	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	79/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	1.0y ago ✓	13.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	346 ✓	56
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	27% ✓	0.4%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Remove invalid menu itemsCustomize WP-admin

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.