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Top Bar Links, add custom links to the admin top b vs The Paste

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

Active-install trajectory

The Paste moved down one install band, 10K+ to 9K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Top Bar Links, add custom links to the admin top b	The Paste
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	B · 76
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	66/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	4	35 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100	85/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	11mo ago
Downloads · 30d	156	1.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.7%	8.5% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Media

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

Release activity

Top Bar Links, add custom links to the admin top bThe Paste

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.