WP Hook Finder vs Debug Bar Actions and Filters Addon

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

Debug Bar Actions and Filters Addon and WP Hook Finder are close on health (D · 46 vs D · 45). Debug Bar Actions and Filters Addon has the lower removal risk.

WP Hook Finder

by Matt Cohen

Health D45

Debug Bar Actions and Filters Addon

by Subharanjan

Health D46

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	WP Hook Finder	Debug Bar Actions and Filters Addon
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	400–500 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	D · 45	D · 46 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	1	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	46/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	15.8y ago	4.4y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	33	801 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	0%	+14%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3% ✓	0.3%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Hook FinderDebug Bar Actions and Filters Addon

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.