Clean WP Admin Theme vs Slate Admin Theme

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

Health A85

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

Clean WP Admin Theme moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Clean WP Admin Theme	Slate Admin Theme
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	D · 50
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	3	44 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	52/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	4.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	133	480 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.1%	4.2% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Clean WP Admin ThemeSlate Admin Theme

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.