Wider Admin Menu vs Admin Menu Search

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

Wider Admin Menu

by WP Chill

Health B78

Admin Menu Search

by herchen

Health C63

Active-install trajectory

Wider Admin Menu Admin Menu Search

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	Wider Admin Menu	Admin Menu Search
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 78 ✓	C · 63
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	75/100 ✓	38/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.39★	4.45★ ✓
Reviews	21 ✓	14
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100	77/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9mo ago ✓	1.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	239	392 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Wider Admin Menu Admin Menu Search

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.