Simple WP Maintenance Mode vs Maintenance Work

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

Health D47

Health C56

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Simple WP Maintenance Mode	Maintenance Work
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K ✓	—
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	—
Overall health	D · 47 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	39/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	—
Reviews	6 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	41/100	67/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	6.3y ago	1.5y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	676 ✓	182
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.6% ✓	—
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 ModeMaintenance 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.