Thirteen Colors vs Custom Colors

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

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Custom Colors moved down one install band, 40+ to 30+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Thirteen Colors	Custom Colors
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300 ✓	30–40
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	3 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	10.3y ago	10.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	107 ✓	57
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.2% ✓	0.6%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Thirteen ColorsCustom Colors

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.