WP Help vs Help Manager

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

Health C56

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

WP Help moved down one install band, 10K+ to 9K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Help	Help Manager
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	9K–10K ✓	30–40
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 56 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	16/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.66★ ✓	4.06★
Reviews	54 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	70/100 ✓	46/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	2.5y ago ✓	4.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	2.4K ✓	65
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.0% ✓	1.4%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP HelpHelp Manager

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.