Simple Note vs WP Dashboard Notes

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

Simple Note

by Webliberty

Health C65

WP Dashboard Notes

by Jeroen Sormani

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Simple Note WP Dashboard Notes

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	Simple Note	WP Dashboard Notes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 65	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	54/100	93/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.57★ ✓
Reviews	1	110 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.2y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	114	913 ✓
Category	Blocks	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Simple Note WP Dashboard Notes

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.