Show modified Date in admin lists vs Post Updated Date

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

Show modified Date in admin lists

by apasionados

Health B83

Post Updated Date

by Ataul Ghani

Health C61

Active-install trajectory

Show modified Date in admin lists Post Updated Date

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	Show modified Date in admin lists	Post Updated Date
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	6K–7K ✓	500–600
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	C · 61
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	83/100 ✓	48/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	91/100 ✓	70/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.61★ ✓	3.82★
Reviews	32 ✓	11
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	81/100 ✓	78/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago ✓	1.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	708 ✓	183
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Show modified Date in admin lists Post Updated Date

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.