Username Update vs Change Username

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

Username Update

by Dhaval Panchal

Health C55

Change Username

by Danny van Kooten

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	Username Update	Change Username
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-20% ✓
Overall health	C · 55	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	38/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.15★ ✓
Reviews	0	7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	72/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.6y ago	12d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	131	1.1K ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Username Update Change Username

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.