Searchable Categories vs WP Hide Dashboard

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

Health D44

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Searchable Categories moved down one install band, 20+ to 10+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Searchable Categories	WP Hide Dashboard
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 44	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	1	20 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	43/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	15.7y ago	8.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	35	322 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	1.1% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Searchable CategoriesWP Hide Dashboard

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.