Up2date Notifier vs WP Updates Notifier

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

Health B71

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

WP Updates Notifier moved down one install band, 30K+ to 20K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Up2date Notifier	WP Updates Notifier
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-33% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	78/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.10★ ✓
Reviews	0	35 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	84/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8mo ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	52	9.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	8.0% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Up2date NotifierWP Updates Notifier

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.