Easy Updates Manager vs Ignore Or Disable Plugin Update

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

Easy Updates Manager

by David Anderson / Team Updraft

Health A91

Ignore Or Disable Plugin Update

by JFG Media

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Easy Updates Manager Ignore Or Disable Plugin Update

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	Easy Updates Manager	Ignore Or Disable Plugin Update
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300K–400K ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+100% ✓
Overall health	A · 91 ✓	B · 83
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	96/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.78★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	724 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	12d ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	27.7K ✓	275
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Easy Updates Manager Ignore Or Disable Plugin Update

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.