Simple WP Maintenance Mode vs Maintenance Work

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

Simple WP Maintenance Mode

by lucascaires

Health D47

Maintenance Work

by neoslab

Health C59

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Simple WP Maintenance Mode	Maintenance Work
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K ✓	0–0
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	—
Overall health	D · 47	C · 59 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	47/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.27★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	6 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	42/100	75/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	6.1y ago	1.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	576 ✓	147
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Simple WP Maintenance Mode Maintenance Work

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.