WP Dash Message vs Dashboard Welcome for Elementor

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

Health D45

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

WP Dash Message moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+; Dashboard Welcome for Elementor moved down one install band, 20K+ to 10K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Dash Message	Dashboard Welcome for Elementor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 45	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	89/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	75/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	2	23 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	14.9y ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	136	1.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.9%	5.7% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

WP Dash MessageDashboard Welcome for Elementor

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.