Restore Columns vs Dashboard Columns

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

Health D46

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

Restore Columns moved down one install band, 70+ to 60+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Restore Columns	Dashboard Columns
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	88/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	4 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	6.6y ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	80	357 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.7%	7.7% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Restore ColumnsDashboard Columns

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.