WP Editarea vs Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)

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

WP Editarea

by takien

Health D43

Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)

by azizultex

Health C69

Active-install trajectory

WP Editarea Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)

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	WP Editarea	Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 43	C · 69 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	76/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100 ✓	60/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.72★ ✓	3.39★
Reviews	3	85 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	13.1y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	62	269 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

WP Editarea Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)

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.