Smart Maintenance Mode vs Admin Tweaks

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

Smart Maintenance Mode

by brijeshk89

Health C55

Admin Tweaks

by brasofilo

Health C64

Active-install trajectory

Smart Maintenance ModeAdmin Tweaks

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	Smart Maintenance Mode	Admin Tweaks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	800–900
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	C · 55	C · 64 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	39/100	39/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	62/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.5★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	15	33 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	71/100	76/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.6y ago	1.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	339 ✓	275
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.7%	1.8% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Smart Maintenance ModeAdmin Tweaks

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.