Theme Editor vs Disable File Editor

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

Theme Editor

by mndpsingh287

Health A85

Disable File Editor

by Nikunj Soni

Health B71

Active-install trajectory

Theme Editor Disable File Editor

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 Editor	Disable File Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50K–60K ✓	500–600
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	B · 71
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	91/100 ✓	68/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.56★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	128 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100 ✓	81/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago ✓	11mo ago
Downloads · 30d	6.9K ✓	123
Category	Uncategorized	Security

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

Release activity

Theme Editor Disable File Editor

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.