What Template vs Query Monitor

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

What Template

by Brian Alexander

Health D54

Query Monitor

by John Blackbourn

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

What Template Query Monitor

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	What Template	Query Monitor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 54	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	23/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	38/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★	4.87★ ✓
Reviews	3	469 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	64/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.1y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	321	311.8K ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Performance

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

Release activity

What Template Query Monitor

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.