Rewrite Rule Testing vs Debug Bar Rewrite Rules

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

Health D45

Health D53

Active-install trajectory

Debug Bar Rewrite Rules moved down one install band, 800+ to 700+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Rewrite Rule Testing	Debug Bar Rewrite Rules
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	700–800 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 53 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	19/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	2	5 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	57/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	12.5y ago	2.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.3K ✓	609
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	1.2% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Rewrite Rule TestingDebug Bar Rewrite Rules

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.