SHIFT Short WP Admin Theme vs Slate Admin Theme

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

SHIFT Short WP Admin Theme

by shiftsx

Health D41

Slate Admin Theme

by ryansommers

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

SHIFT Short WP Admin Theme Slate Admin Theme

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	SHIFT Short WP Admin Theme	Slate Admin Theme
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 41	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
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★	4.51★ ✓
Reviews	0	44 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	54/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	11.2y ago	4.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	56	301 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

SHIFT Short WP Admin Theme Slate Admin Theme

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.