Wider Admin Menu vs Admin Menu Search

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

Health B74

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

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 · 74	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	66/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	21 ✓	14
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	71/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	370	595 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.4%	15% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Wider Admin MenuAdmin 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.