WP Local Toolbox vs WP Hide Dashboard

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

WP Local Toolbox

by joeguilmette

Health D46

WP Hide Dashboard

by Drew Jaynes

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

WP Local ToolboxWP Hide Dashboard

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 Local Toolbox	WP Hide Dashboard
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-30%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	7	20 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	43/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	11.4y ago	8.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	84	322 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	1.1% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

WP Local ToolboxWP Hide Dashboard

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.