Top Header Notification vs Hello Spock

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

Top Header Notification

by Plamen Georgiev

Health C67

Hello Spock

by Miroslav Glavić

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Top Header Notification	Hello Spock
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	40–50 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 67 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	68/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.60★
Reviews	0	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	70/100 ✓	32/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	11mo ago ✓	10.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	22	195 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Top Header Notification Hello Spock

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.