UpdraftCentral Dashboard vs Siteward Child

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

Health A87

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

UpdraftCentral Dashboard moved down one install band, 6K+ to 5K+; Siteward Child moved up one install band, 200+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	UpdraftCentral Dashboard	Siteward Child
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K ✓	300–400
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	+50% ✓
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	B · 83
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.32★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	22 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	12d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.8K ✓	1K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.7%	8.2% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

UpdraftCentral DashboardSiteward Child

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.