Simple Header Info vs Top Bar

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

Health C59

Health B76

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	Simple Header Info	Top Bar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-50% ✓
Overall health	—	B · 76 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	48/100	80/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	75/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.00★ ✓
Reviews	0	43 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	75/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.3y ago	8mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	31	883 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	3.3% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Simple Header InfoTop Bar

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.