System Dashboard vs ServerMonitor

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

System Dashboard

by Bowo

Health B84

ServerMonitor

by Francis Smith

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

System DashboardServerMonitor

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	System Dashboard	ServerMonitor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	900–1K ✓	40–50
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10% ✓	-60%
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	90/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	88/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (adjusted)	4.49★ ✓	—
Reviews	16 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	94/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	5mo ago ✓	8.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	477 ✓	51
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.7% ✓	1.3%
Category	Search	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

System DashboardServerMonitor

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.