Theme Downloader vs Theme & Extension Downloader

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

Theme Downloader

by George Stephanis

Health D43

Theme & Extension Downloader

by CHRS Interactive

Health B74

Active-install trajectory

Theme Downloader Theme & Extension Downloader

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	Theme Downloader	Theme & Extension Downloader
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200 ✓	60–70
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	+500% ✓
Overall health	D · 43	B · 74 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	85/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.72★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	14 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.9y ago	7mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	78	103 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Backup

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

Release activity

Theme Downloader Theme & Extension Downloader

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.